Clinical Negligence claims

The direct cost of funding clinical negligence claims by the NHS continues to rise from £422.5 million in 2003/2004 to £502.9 million in 2004/2005 with consequential increases in indirect costs of at least £825 million to in excess of £1 billion over the same period.

The rising cost of managing and resolving clinical negligence claims, coupled with increasing shortfalls in finance, make it now more than ever necessary for organisations to have a robust clinical negligence claims management process.

MCM Associates are one of the leading providers of claims management services to the health and social care sectors. The service that we provide is unique in that we are judged by the amount of money that we save rather than just our ability to resolve claims.

MCM Associates believe that litigation should be avoided wherever possible. Management therefore begins as soon as possible, directly with the claimant, if appropriate. An early and in-depth investigation arms MCM Associates with the necessary facts to assess liability and resolve a claim at the earliest opportunity. Detailed explanations are given to the claimant or their advisers at each stage of the claim. In this way MCM Associates have saved a number of organisations significant sums in both damages and costs.

MCM Associates provide a full range of clinical negligence claims management services from the resolution of a single claim to the management of an organisation's enitire clinical negligence claims portfolio.