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A cash injection of £2 billion for the NHS announced in the Autumn Statement will be immediately wiped out due to a sharp rise in the number of legal claims against hospitals.
The Department for Health admitted that the NHS has “potential liabilities” of £26.1 billion, of which £25.7 billion relates to clinical negligence. This is an increase of £3.1 billion in a year.
The disclosure undermined George Osborne’s pledge this week that an extra £2 billion for the NHS would be spent on front-line services.
It also emerged on Friday that the health watchdog has apologised to hundreds of GPs for giving them incorrect patient safety risk ratings.
More than 7,000 GP practices in England were put into one of six risk bandings, which can trigger early inspections, after a flawed analysis by the Care Quality Commission. A BBC investigation found that hundreds of surgeries were placed in the wrong category.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/n...at-up-George-Osbornes-2bn-cash-injection.html
The Department for Health admitted that the NHS has “potential liabilities” of £26.1 billion, of which £25.7 billion relates to clinical negligence. This is an increase of £3.1 billion in a year.
The disclosure undermined George Osborne’s pledge this week that an extra £2 billion for the NHS would be spent on front-line services.
It also emerged on Friday that the health watchdog has apologised to hundreds of GPs for giving them incorrect patient safety risk ratings.
More than 7,000 GP practices in England were put into one of six risk bandings, which can trigger early inspections, after a flawed analysis by the Care Quality Commission. A BBC investigation found that hundreds of surgeries were placed in the wrong category.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/n...at-up-George-Osbornes-2bn-cash-injection.html