Big rise in patients falling victim to NHS surgical mistakes Health campaigners have blamed inadequate staffing and pressure in the NHS for a rise in the number of hospital attendances caused by "mistakes" during medical care.
Between 2005 and 2015, the number of attendances by patients caused by an "unintentional cut, puncture, perforation or haemorrhage during surgical and medical care" rose from 2,193 to 6,082.
Peter Walsh, of the charity Action Against Medical Accidents, said that more complex procedures and better reporting of incidents could also partly explain the rise. The Daily Telegraph
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