Cost of NHS negligence claims likely to double by 2023, says study Medical society calls for legal changes, saying spiralling £1.5bn annual bill diverts significant funding from frontline care.
The annual cost to the NHS in England of settling clinical negligence claims is equivalent to training 6,500 doctors and is expected to double by 2023, according to the Medical Protection Society.
Further increases in the £1.5bn bill will render such payments unsustainable and divert significant amounts of funding away from frontline patient care, the organisation has warned in a report. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The annual cost to the NHS in England of settling clinical negligence claims is equivalent to training 6,500 doctors and is expected to double by 2023, according to the Medical Protection Society.
Further increases in the £1.5bn bill will render such payments unsustainable and divert significant amounts of funding away from frontline patient care, the organisation has warned in a report. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Clinical negligence costs at tipping point - urgent reform needed Medical Protection Society
- Soaring NHS negligence bill could have paid for 6500 more doctors The Daily Telegraph
- Legal overhaul needed to fix unsustainable GP indemnity costs, experts warn GPonline
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