Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation

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The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation is a national scheme that provides no-fault financial compensation to patients who suffer injuries as a result of healthcare services in Norway.

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Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf healthcare compensation system ⓘ
no-fault patient injury compensation scheme ⓘ
aimsTo ensure fair compensation for patient injuries ⓘ
promote trust in the healthcare system ⓘ
provide an alternative to ordinary tort litigation for patient injuries ⓘ
appliesTo patients receiving healthcare services in Norway ⓘ
beneficiary injured patients ⓘ
relatives of injured or deceased patients ⓘ
compensatesFor economic loss due to patient injury ⓘ
non-economic loss where provided by law ⓘ
compensationType financial compensation ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
covers injuries resulting from healthcare services ⓘ
patient injuries in private healthcare when included under the scheme ⓘ
patient injuries in public healthcare ⓘ
decisionMakerType administrative body ⓘ
doesNotRequire proof of individual healthcare professional fault ⓘ
faultRequirement no-fault ⓘ
isPartOf Norwegian welfare and social protection system ⓘ
jurisdiction Norway ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Norwegian ⓘ
legalBasisType national scheme ⓘ
policyArea health law ⓘ
patient safety ⓘ
processType claims handling and assessment of patient injury cases ⓘ
purpose to compensate patients for injuries caused by healthcare services ⓘ
requires that an injury is causally linked to healthcare services ⓘ
sector healthcare ⓘ
standardOfLiability no-fault liability ⓘ
targetGroup patients harmed by medical treatment or healthcare services ⓘ

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Ministry of Health and Care Services (Norway) → oversees → Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation ⓘ