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The amount set aside by the NHS to compensate patients for medical blunders has soared by nearly a quarter in a year.
A total of ?22.7billion has been reserved to deal with thousands of clinical negligence claims. The number of claims rose by 11 per cent last year to 10,129, with some payouts of around ?5million.
Ministers have blamed the spiralling costs on no-win no-fee lawyers. Others blame so-called ?claims farmers? who prowl hospitals, urging patients to sue.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-blame-spiralling-costs-win-fee-lawyers.html
A total of ?22.7billion has been reserved to deal with thousands of clinical negligence claims. The number of claims rose by 11 per cent last year to 10,129, with some payouts of around ?5million.
Ministers have blamed the spiralling costs on no-win no-fee lawyers. Others blame so-called ?claims farmers? who prowl hospitals, urging patients to sue.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-blame-spiralling-costs-win-fee-lawyers.html