2022 promises to be another busy year for health professionals and those indemnifying them. While clinicians aim to help catch up treating patients affected by clinical delays during the height of the pandemic, legal issues impacting them ranging from vicarious liability to fixed costs in low value cases will continue to be debated. In our annual Forward View for medical malpractice insurers, brokers and their clients, we consider the following key topics:

• Spotlight on two liability decisions to watch out for in 2022
• Fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence claims are on the horizon
• Concussion injury in elite sport will remain in the headlines
• Inquests: failures of care during the pandemic may be scrutinised more closely, but ‘following the science’ will likely continue to be the dominant theme on causation
• Procedures and policies, including national policy decisions, will be central to the defence of Covid-related claims
• The latest on the Covid-19 Public Inquiry
• Learning from the Paterson Inquiry: new legislation on regulation, co-operation between regulators and more
• The rollout of technology to support the delivery of care will continue apace, with data security coming into ever sharper focus
• There is likely to be an increase in the number of clinical trials
• Safety of medicines and medical devices will come under closer scrutiny

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Aiming to be the firm of choice for medical malpractice insurers and healthcare providers, we advise and support on all aspect of medical malpractice claims and inquests.

To discuss how any of these issues may affect your organisation, please get in touch with Majid Hassan, Sarah Bryant or Ed Mellor.