Francis inquiry into Stafford Hospital cost government ?6m

[Northerner]

The government spent ?6m on submitting evidence to the Francis inquiry into Stafford Hospital failings, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed.

The public inquiry, led by Robert Francis QC, was triggered by a higher than expected number of deaths at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust.

Mr Hunt provided a break down of the cost of providing evidence, in a written statement to Parliament.

It showed the majority of the ?6m total (?5,227,000) was spent on legal advice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23355195

The lawyers have been having a field day with all the scandals over the past 5 years 😱

 

[pav]

Wonder how much work the lawyers put in to earn such amount of money. Perhaps some of the money could've been better spent on things like test strips that some find it impossible to get on prescription.