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Written question asked by Alan Milburn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 March 1995. It was answered by Gerald Malone (Conservative) on Monday, 6 March 1995 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
How many cases of medical negligence were settled, and what was the total cost of damages awarded together with legal costs, in each year since 1990-91, by region - Includes ref to 239 c538W,243 c84-6W and 253 c523W (using new methods of calculation) and tables given, but number of settlements not available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
256 c41-2W;256 c40-2W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Compensation Costs Expenditure Legal costs Misconduct NHS NHS trusts Negligence Medicine
Contains statistics
Yes