Soderberg Garcia Veronica, Heritage Sara, Winter Rebecca Ellen, Furness Pamela, Wong Ken
Occupational Therapy Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK.
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UK.
Br J Occup Ther. 2022 Mar;85(3):157-163. doi: 10.1177/03080226211009423. Epub 2021 May 4.
As with any other healthcare professional in today's medicolegal climate, the Occupational Therapist is at a risk of litigious claims being made against them. Through a Freedom of Information request, litigation claims data between 2000 and 2020 against National Health Service Occupational Therapists in the United Kingdom were obtained from National Health Service (NHS) Resolution. We perform a descriptive analysis of the results and review the literature around litigation involving Occupational Therapists. 79 claims were registered over this period, of which 37 were settled with damages. The most common primary injury for successful claims was fracture. The most common primary causes for successful claims were equipment malfunction and lack of assistance/care. The total cost for successful claims was £1,655,771. These data demonstrate that Occupational Therapy is a trusted profession, with a low rate of claims. We frame these findings in context and discuss lessons behind the data.
与当今医疗法律环境中的任何其他医疗保健专业人员一样，职业治疗师面临着被提起诉讼索赔的风险。通过信息自由请求，从英国国民健康服务体系（NHS）决议处获取了2000年至2020年间针对英国国民健康服务体系职业治疗师的诉讼索赔数据。我们对结果进行了描述性分析，并回顾了有关职业治疗师诉讼的文献。在此期间共登记了79起索赔，其中37起通过损害赔偿达成和解。成功索赔中最常见的主要伤害是骨折。成功索赔最常见的主要原因是设备故障和缺乏协助/护理。成功索赔的总成本为1,655,771英镑。这些数据表明职业治疗是一个受信任的专业，索赔率较低。我们结合背景阐述了这些发现，并讨论了数据背后的经验教训。
