Healthcare Brief March 2017

Headlines in this edition include:

• Discount rate reduction to minus 0.75%
• Review to extend the fixed recoverable costs regime
• Rapid resolution and redress scheme for severe birth injury
• Raising the small claims limit
• GMC consultation on UK Medical Licensing Assessment
• Updated GMC guidance on handling patient information

Please see our market insights article for further details.

In this issue:

• Market insights
• Latest decisions: March 2017 
• Implications of declining to engage in ADR
• Living wills: is the position clarified?
• Healthcare matters: employment case round-up
• April showers: NHS hopes for rainy days
• Record breakers: cyber criminals seek a taste of our medicine