Legal regulation of no fault compensation schemes in foreign healthcare systems

Magistrsko delo predstavlja pravno analizo nekrivdnih odškodninskih shem v tujih zdravstvenih sistemih, natančneje pravnih sistemih skandinavskih držav (Švedska, Danska in Norveška) in Nove Zelandije. Jedro naloge izhaja iz teze, da je potrebna reforma slovenskega zdravstvenega sistema in z njim povezanega sistema odškodovanja za škodo nastalo zaradi zdravstvenih napak. Prav zato so v nalogi preučene možnosti drugih oblik odškodovanja, in sicer po modelu nekrivdnih odškodninskih shem iz skandinavskih držav. Ta model predstavlja noviteto na področju odškodovanja, saj vzpostavlja drugačen odškodninski režim, s katerim se odškoduje pacienta, četudi krivde zdravstvenega delavca ni mogoče ugotoviti. Z njim se lahko izognemo visokim postopkovnim stroškom, nezadovoljstvu v razmerju med zdravnikom in pacientom ter se osredotočimo na promocijo varnosti v zdravstvu. Kljub temu pa sistem ne prinaša zgolj prednosti, saj je deležen tudi določenih kritik, ki so povezane s krogom oškodovancev. Pojavlja se vprašanje glede izražanja resnične pravice in pomanjkanja učinka »strahu«, ki ga poznamo iz klasičnega pravdnega postopka. Vsled tega naloga na kratko v začetku predstavi izvirni »no fault« oziroma nekrivdni odškodninski sistem iz Nove Zelandije, potem pa se poglobi v tri področja, ki so potrebna za rešitev problema: materialne značilnosti nekrivdnih odškodninskih shem, postopkovno ureditev ter razpravo o kvalitetah in slabostih obravnavanega sistema. Purpose of this master’s degree is to create legal overview and analysis of no-fault compensation schemes for medical damages in foreign healthcare systems, more specifically from countries in Scandinavian region (Sweden, Denmark and Norway). Essence of this work revolves around personal opinion, that reform of healthcare system and its compensation system for medical injury is due. Therefore, this work mainly focuses on analysis of alternate way of compensation through no-fault compensation schemes for medical damages, taken from Scandinavian countries. This system is a novelty, because it establishes a completely new, different compensation regime. With it, we can avoid high procedural costs, dissatisfactions in relationship between doctors and patients, and shift our focus to promotion of safety in healthcare and medicine. Even with all of its benefits, it comes with several drawbacks. Its shortcomings are mostly about scope of beneficiaries it covers, doubts regarding expression of real truth and lacking element of “fear” from traditional due process. Hence, this work’s first part presents original no-fault system from New Zealand. After that it focuses into three areas, required to present a solution characteristics of substantive truth in no fault compensation schemes, about procedural provisions and discussion about features and drawbacks of no-fault compensation system in question.