Service design

Exclusive: Delayed spinal surgery costs £23m in compensation

By 2019-01-30T09:40:00

Spine x ray

An “unacceptable” postcode lottery is leading to tens of millions being spent compensating patients left disabled by delayed treatment, a government report has found.

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