Med Neg Interest

Question 1

Maternal and ethnicity series

Answer 1

Rachelle mahapatra
-disparity in perinatal mortality within ethnic groups
-shared story, had she been told Susan more likely to have OASI injury, would’ve been taken care of better
-due to institutional racism
-uncaring midwife, no GP support
-traumatised, scared, isolated

Question 2

Asian women in birth

Answer 2

-fewer ultrasounds
-not spoken to w compassion
-less likely to receive pain killer in labour
-more likely to deliver w C section

Question 3

MASIC Foundation

Answer 3

-Irwin Mitchell partner with them
-refer clients to them
-Masic disseminating info about support groups, where taboo subjects can confidently be discussed, have a voice
-not feel isolated

Question 4

Working together in healthcare litigation

Answer 4

Harmed patients Alliance - restorative approach to helping ppl affected
-helps empower them - incident robs them of autonomy, this happened without their consent, so restorative process re empowers them to determine what their needs are now

-two fold empowerment bc clinical staff didn’t not intend to harm so incident has caused them suffering too

-clinical staff need to be empowered to enact moral obligation to meet needs of those harmed.

-promotes healing and learning and change for greater safety

-compassionate system of responses

Question 5

Working together in health care Guy Forster

Answer 5

Typically, recovering damages isn’t a clients starting point in what they want to achieve
-they want to know why things went wrong
-want to hold someone accountable
-want reassurance that lessons have been learnt

Question 6

Guy Forster

Answer 6

• ADR such as mediation, becomes part of remedy
  -allows for clinicians to provide explanations
  -real reason they instructed lawyers

Question 7

Welfare benefits available from IM

Answer 7

Welfare advisor
-help complete forms
-disability living allowance
-eligibility
-tips on applying
-universal credit
-requirement of not in education
-council tax reduction