Negligence claims soar to 10 per cent of NHS budget
Negligence claims against the NHS have soared to £3.9bn - around 10 per cent of its annual budget.Claims actually settled during the last financial year were worth £386m which, according to the National Audit Office, represents a seven-fold increase since 1998. Its report also says that legal costs outstrip the ...
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