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NHS’s Total Liabilities for Medical Negligence Hit £60 Billion

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NHS’s Total Liabilities for Medical Negligence Hit £60 Billion

The cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled in the last two decades. Alamy/PA

The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit £60 billion—quadrupling since 2006-07, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

A rising number of claims, together with more being paid out per claim plus spiralling legal fees, is all having an impact.

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