The Quest for Recompense

Claimants' Experience of Medical Negligence Compensation in Victoria, Australia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6089767
AutoresMarilyn Mcmahon (La Trobe University), Gail Roberts (La Trobe University), Jeanne Daly (La Trobe University), M Evans (0000-0003-2036-682X, La Trobe University), Cathy Lowy (La Trobe University), Garry Coventry (La Trobe University)
Año1994
Volumen16
Número2
Páginas209-234
Fecha de publicación1994-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLaw & Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9930.1994.tb00123.x
OpenAlexW2006922979
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas10

This paper reports a study investigating the experiences of people who perceived that they had suffered a health or medical care injury in Victoria, Australia. A particular focus was their experience with the process of seeking compensation. The research strategy involved a preliminary questionnaire and in‐depth interviewing of the participants and, where possible, their families. We describe the type of injury reported by the participants, experiences with health care providers and lawyers and attitudes to the current system of compensation. The severity of injury sustained by these participants was often severe, involving permanent incapacity and psychological distress. We conclude that the quest for recompense is fraught with difficulties for claimants. The present system of compensation neither provides adequate financial compensation nor ‐ even where claimants are successful ‐ acknowledgement of the legitimacy of their claim

Acknowledgement · Compensation (psychology · Computer security · Distress · Financial compensation · Health care · Interview · Legitimacy · Political science · Clinical Psychology · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology