title: Trends in malpractice litigation in relation to the delivery of breast care in the National Health Service.
abstract: Malpractice litigation involving the delivery of breast care has been evaluated in the United States of America (USA) but is a relatively new area of study in the United Kingdom (UK). We sought to study and evaluate the emerging trends in litigation claims in relation to breast disease with the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) over the last 15 years, up to December 2010.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Cliff Gardens, Scunthorpe DN15 7HB, UK. Electronic address: j.morgan@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jenna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijh
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D013502:General Surgery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000639:trends; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D011871:Radiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D013222:State Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Breast cancer litigation; Breast care; Malpractice litigation; Medical negligence; NHSLA