NWSSP Legal & Risk Services confirmed as new GP indemnity scheme partner in Wales
The Health Minister has announced that Legal and Risk Services as the partner to operate the Future Liability Scheme (FLS) from 1 April 2019. The Future Liability Scheme (FLS) will be aligned to the scheme announced in England, which will ensure that GPs in Wales are not at a disadvantage in relation to those in England. The new scheme will also ensure GP recruitment and cross border activity will not be adversely affected by the differing schemes operating in England and Wales. The scheme will cover clinical negligence liabilities arising from activities of contractors who provide primary medical services. This includes GP practice staff and medical professionals such as salaried GPs, locum GPs, practice pharmacists, practice nurses, healthcare assistants.
Health Minister, Vaughan Gething said;
“This new scheme will provide greater stability and certainty for GPs in Wales. It will support GP practices and primary care clusters in their delivery of sustainable and accessible health care.”
The confirmation of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Legal and Risk Services to operate the FLS scheme has been welcomed by GPC Wales and NHS Wales, who have worked with Welsh Government in developing the scheme.”
Dr Charlotte Jones, Chair of GPC Wales, said;
“GPC Wales supports the Welsh Government’s decision for Legal and Risk Services to operate the future liability scheme from 1 April 2019. The proposed scheme will address one of the biggest financial pressures on GPs, and will enable all GPs, practice teams and wider cluster healthcare professionals to work more closely together taking forward the transformation of Welsh primary.”
Anne Louise Ferguson, Director of Legal Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Legal and Risk Services, said;
“NHS Shared Services Partnership Legal and Risk Services is looking forward to providing a high quality service for GPs in Wales which will build on our success in the delivery of secondary care indemnity.”
Neil Frow, Managing Director of NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, said;
“I am delighted NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Legal and Risk Services, has been officially announced by the Minister for Health and Social Services as the preferred partner to operate the Future Liability Scheme. As an organisation we look forward to delivering the Scheme in partnership with General Practitioners and Primary Care professionals throughout NHS Wales.”