Friday 28 July 2017

Blunders behind NHS baby deaths risk cover-ups under new plans

Blunders behind NHS baby deaths risk cover-ups under new plans NHS blunders which leave babies stillborn will be brushed under the carpet under government plans to limit legal fees, safety campaigners have warned.

Health officials have drawn up plans to cap legal costs for claims where damages are worth less than £25,000. This includes the deaths of newborns, and stillbirths - where Britain’s record is among the worst in the developed world.

But patients’ groups say the plans will worsen safety in the NHS, fuelling a soaring bill for catastrophic maternity errors because lessons are not being learned. The Daily Telegraph

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