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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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