Blundering hospital medics who failed to spot cancer cost the NHS £46.9million in compensation Hundreds of patients won compensation settlements from the NHS in the last four years after blundering hospital medics failed to spot their cancer symptoms.
The shocking figures mean that, in an average week, NHS hospitals are making three potentially-fatal diagnosis errors.
The 545 cancer mistakes cost the NHS a total of £46.9million in compensation over the last four years, with an average payout of almost £90,000 per person. The Daily Mail
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