Record NHS negligence payouts, fuelled by maternity blunders The NHS paid out more than £1bn in damages for medical negligence last year - a record high, fuelled by maternity blunders, official figures show.
Patients groups said the figures showed the need to improve safety in hospitals, with particular concerns about the rising costs caused by catastrophic errors in childbirth.
Doctors’ representatives said the trends - which show a doubling in overall negligence costs in a decade, showed the need to cap costs, in order to limit the amount being spent on lawyers.
The figures from NHS Resolution show £1.7bn in total on negligence claims - with almost £700,000 spent on lawyers. The total figure has almost doubled since 2010/11, the statistics show. The Daily Telegraph
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