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Written question asked by Baroness Harman (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 November 1988. It was answered by David Mellor (Conservative) on Friday, 11 November 1988 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Written question

Question
What proportion of total cost of awards to victims of medical accidents was met by NHS & what proportion by medical defence organisations in each of years 1984-85, 1985-86 & 1986-87 & to give total expenditure on legal costs incurred by NHS as a whole, by the hospital & community health service & by family practitioner service in defending cases brought by the victims of medical accidents for each of years 1984-85, 1985-86 & 1986-87

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
140 c353W
Session
1987-88
Subjects
Compensation Hospitals Expenditure Insurance Legal costs NHS Medical treatments Primary care Negligence
Contains statistics
Yes