CDS News

Peer review forms an important part of our overall quality assurance process and we’ve been looking closely at: how it works for:

• clinical negligence
• actions against the police

Important

Stephen Dodds from the LSC’s provider assurance unit said: ‘We’re looking for new approaches in these areas as part of work we’re carrying out with the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS).

‘This is to make sure that peer review is responsive to changes in categories of law. Also, that quality reviews accurately reflect the work carried out by providers.

‘The first two categories we’re looking at are “clinical negligence” and “actions against the police”.’

Clinical negligence

Clinical negligence reviews are being stopped with immediate effect. This follows feedback from peer reviewers and providers. We’re now exploring different ways of assuring quality in this area.

Actions against the police

We’ve decided to revisit the peer review process for actions against the police and are making recommendations for its future use.

Interested providers are invited to join current peer reviewers in developing a new approach in this area.

If you’re a practitioner in ‘actions against the police’ and would like to take part in our review email Stephen Dodds with a brief outline of your suitability.

For more information

Stephen Dodds on 020 7718 8227

LSC website: Quality and performance