Monday 9 December 2019

NHS has paid almost £600million in compensation to patients it had failed to diagnose correctly

NHS has paid almost £600million in compensation to patients it had failed to diagnose correctly NHS hospitals have paid out almost £600million in compensation to patients in the last three years for failing to diagnose them correctly.

There have been 4,097 payouts, totalling £583million, to patients who didn't receive a crucial diagnosis.

It means that the NHS is settling claims at the rate of 26 every week at a cost to the health service of £3.7million every week. The Daily Mail

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