Thursday 8 April 2021

Maternity compensation claims cost NHS £4 billion

Maternity compensation claims cost NHS £4 billion Failures in maternity care over the past decade have left more than 1,200 children permanently brain damaged and cost taxpayers more than £4 billion in compensation, new data has revealed.

According to NHS Resolution, which handles compensation claims on behalf of the NHS, the number of maternity claims has increased dramatically from 391 in 2009 to 765 in 2019-20. The Independent

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