Economic Loss in Negligence - The 1989 Cases

The limited use of inferred negligence in medical cases.

Medical negligence and the NHS: an economic analysis.

Medical negligence was estimated to cost the NHS in England 235m pounds sterling in 1996/1997, growing at rate of up to 25% per annum. Yet analysis of NHS accounts suggest that a change in accounting policy has led to growth rates and recurrent expenditure on medical negligence being over estimated. The main concern, however, is total societal cost, not the accounting cost to the NHS. The objec...

Economic Reform in Vietnam 1 the Economic Reform in Vietnam in 1989: “shock Therapy” or Gradualism?

The purpose of this study is to examine with both political and economic perspectives the economic reforms implemented in Vietnam during the period 1986-89. Specifically, the paper seeks to re-assess the the political and economic contexts of the then-Vietnam, with respect to the systematic changes in ideology and shift of power at the highest level of the Politburo during this critical period....

Post dengue hair loss: low prevalence in Thai cases

Economic aspects of medical negligence in the context of the National Health Service in Britain.