Medical malpractice cases in Ontario linger before the courts up to six years on average, unacceptable delays that need to be curbed, says a government-commissioned report obtained by the National Post Thursday. Even malpractice lawsuits that are thrown out of court drag on an average of three and a half years before being dismissed, suggested the analysis by retired judge Stephen Goudge. Goudge also urges the province to invest more resources into preventing medical error in the first place, calling that the best way to control the expense. He also urged the government to play a lead role in reducing medical error. One way it could do that would be to appoint an expert panel to tackle the issue, said the former judge.

Source: National Post May 04, 2018 00:11 UTC