Clinical Claims Review Groups

Expert evidence is essential in the management of every claim for negligence. However, organisations will frequently seek independent advisors to review their claims rather than making use of the rich source of expertise available to them in-house.

Clinical Claims Review Groups (CCRG) save significant costs by tapping into in-house expertise. They consist of a number of senior professional staff from the higher risk specialties who meet to discuss liability, causation and quantum.  CCRGs can also assist in the feedback of risk management information and can "soften the blow" when decisions are made to settle claims contrary to the view of the professionals involved.

MCM Associates are leaders in assisting organisations in all aspects of the setting up and running of CCRGs. We assist in choosing and persuading the most appropriate personnel to be involved as well as advising on meeting content, format and the documentation required. We are also specialists in providing CCRGs with on-going legal advice.

Our professional staff were instrumental in setting up the very first CCRG at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest Trusts in the UK. This group was attended by the NHSLA and was the basis of their decision to make these groups an organisational requirement for the granting of a delegated authority.