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Lawyers involved in clinical negligence cases against the NHS are attempting to charge the health service up to ?1,400 an hour in costs, leaving taxpayers with a bill of nearly ?200 million a year, figures have disclosed.
In some cases, compensation lawyers are claiming costs and fees worth up to 10 times more than the damages awarded to the patients that they represent.
According to figures from the NHS Litigation Authority, one firm tried to claim ?37,000 in costs for a case where the damages paid to the patient were ?3,000. The bill was reduced to ?3,000 following court action.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10612181/Ambulance-chasers-push-NHS-costs-bill-to-200m.html
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In some cases, compensation lawyers are claiming costs and fees worth up to 10 times more than the damages awarded to the patients that they represent.
According to figures from the NHS Litigation Authority, one firm tried to claim ?37,000 in costs for a case where the damages paid to the patient were ?3,000. The bill was reduced to ?3,000 following court action.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10612181/Ambulance-chasers-push-NHS-costs-bill-to-200m.html
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