Australia's public sector medical indemnity claims 2008-09

This report presents data on the number, nature and costs of public sector medical indemnity claims for the period 2004-05 to 2008-09, with a focus on 2008-09 claims. There were fewer new claims in 2008-09 (1,231) than in any of the four previous years (about 1,330 to 2,000 claims per year). As in previous years, the three health service contexts most often implicated were Accident and emergency, Obstetrics and General surgery.

ISSN 1833-7422; ISBN 978-1-74249-198-1; Cat. no. HSE 111; 118pp.; Internet Only