NHS negligence bill tops £1bn a year – The Independent

Posted June 20th, 2011 in hospitals, legal aid, negligence, news by sally

“Indefensible legal claims for mistakes by doctors and nurses are being contested unnecessarily by ‘macho’ NHS lawyers, the head of the Law Society warned as the bill for damages exceeded £1bn for the first time.”

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The Independent, 19th June 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk