The cost of medical negligence compensation to the NHS revealed

The last thing we expect when we entrust our care to a health care professional is having to make a claim for medical negligence compensation but unfortunately this is the case for thousands of people in the UK every year.

According to the NHS Litigation Authority, just 5,609 medical errors were recorded in 2004-05, a reduction of 10% on the previous year. However, the Department of Health has estimated that around 850,000 medical accidents occur in English hospitals every year, half of which should have been avoided.

Birth injuries, misdiagnosis of illness or personal injury and surgical errors are some of the most common types of medical negligence reported in the UK today. Suffering medical negligence of any description is not only likely to have physical effects on those involved but also affect them emotionally and have a huge impact on their every day lives. This is why access to the personal injury compensation that they deserve is so vital. Read more about surgical errors.

Expert personal injury solicitors, like those associated with YouClaim, have helped people throughout the UK who have suffered medical negligence to make compensation claims against the NHS, which is costing the taxpayer a small fortune.

For 2005-06, the cost of clinical negligence in England was a whopping £560 million, according to the NHS Litigation Authority. However, as huge as this sum may seem it is still well below 1% of the National Health Service's budget.

Perhaps with improved patient safety, better staffing and quicker settlements of such compensation claims this figure could be reduced dramatically and leave more money in the public purse.

For Wales, the cost of NHS medical negligence compensation claims in 2005-2006 was reported as £36.9 million.

On the other hand, the Central Legal Office in Scotland has reported that the total expenditure on medical negligence claims for the same period was just £9.8 million, considerably less than spent on compensating patients in both England and Wales.

You too can make a claim for medical negligence compensation today
No matter what type of medical negligence you have suffered, we are sure that we can help you make a compensation claim against the health authorities.

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