Chwilio Deddfwriaeth

Chwiliad Uwch

The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Status:

Dyma’r fersiwn wreiddiol (fel y’i gwnaed yn wreiddiol).

Legal advice and instruction of medical experts

32.—(1) Where a Welsh NHS body has determined that a qualifying liability exists, or may exist, in accordance with regulation 26 and this Part, the Welsh NHS body must ensure—

(a)that legal advice is available to a person seeking redress under this Part in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation; and

(b)if a medical expert or experts need to be instructed that such instruction is carried out jointly by the Welsh NHS body and the person who has notified the concern in accordance with regulation 11.

(2) Legal advice must only be sought from firms of solicitors who have a recognised expertise in the field of clinical negligence. Firms will be recognised as having the necessary expertise if they have at least one partner or employee who is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel (1) or the Action Against Medical Accidents Clinical Negligence Panel (2).

(3) A Welsh NHS body must ensure that legal advice without charge is available to the person who notified the concern in relation to—

(a)the joint instruction of medical experts, including the seeking of clarification from such experts of issues arising from their reports;

(b)any offer that is made in accordance with this Part;

(c)any refusal to make such an offer; and

(d)any settlement agreement that is proposed.

(4) The cost of such legal advice and costs arising from the instruction of such medical experts must be borne in their entirety by the Welsh NHS body.

(1)

The Law Society runs an accreditation scheme for solicitors and Fellows of the Institute of Legal Executives (FILEX) who specialise in clinical negligence cases. Solicitors and FILEX who are able to demonstrate, in accordance with the Law Society’s published procedure, that they are sufficiently expert in clinical negligence matters are eligible to be listed as a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel.

(2)

Action Against Medical Accidents (AVMA) is a charity established to promote patient safety. It runs an accreditation scheme for solicitors and Fellows of the Institute of Legal Executives (FILEX). Solicitors and FILEX who can demonstrate that they meet AVMA’s published criteria for demonstrating expertise in the field of clinical negligence can become members of AVMA’s Clinical Negligence Panel.

Yn ôl i’r brig

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Mae deddfwriaeth ar gael mewn fersiynau gwahanol:

Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’. Dim ond yn Saesneg y mae’r fersiwn ddiwygiedig ar gael ar hyn o bryd.

Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed) - Saesneg: Mae'r wreiddiol Saesneg fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.

Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed)-Cymraeg:Y fersiwn Gymraeg wreiddiol o’r ddeddfwriaeth fel yr oedd yn sefyll pan gafodd ei deddfu neu ei gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.

Close

Dewisiadau Agor

Dewisiadau gwahanol i agor deddfwriaeth er mwyn gweld rhagor o gynnwys ar y sgrin ar yr un pryd

Close

Rhagor o Adnoddau

Gallwch wneud defnydd o ddogfennau atodol hanfodol a gwybodaeth ar gyfer yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth o’r tab hwn. Yn ddibynnol ar yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth sydd i’w gweld, gallai hyn gynnwys:

  • y PDF print gwreiddiol y fel deddfwyd fersiwn a ddefnyddiwyd am y copi print
  • rhestr o newidiadau a wnaed gan a/neu yn effeithio ar yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth
  • manylion rhoi grym a newid cyffredinol
  • pob fformat o’r holl ddogfennau cysylltiedig
  • slipiau cywiro
  • dolenni i ddeddfwriaeth gysylltiedig ac adnoddau gwybodaeth eraill
Close

Rhagor o Adnoddau

Defnyddiwch y ddewislen hon i agor dogfennau hanfodol sy’n cyd-fynd â’r ddeddfwriaeth a gwybodaeth am yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth. Gan ddibynnu ar yr eitem o ddeddfwriaeth sy’n cael ei gweld gall hyn gynnwys:

  • y PDF print gwreiddiol y fel gwnaed fersiwn a ddefnyddiwyd am y copi print
  • slipiau cywiro

liciwch ‘Gweld Mwy’ neu ddewis ‘Rhagor o Adnoddau’ am wybodaeth ychwanegol gan gynnwys

  • rhestr o newidiadau a wnaed gan a/neu yn effeithio ar yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth
  • manylion rhoi grym a newid cyffredinol
  • pob fformat o’r holl ddogfennau cysylltiedig
  • dolenni i ddeddfwriaeth gysylltiedig ac adnoddau gwybodaeth eraill