Monday, May 14th, 2012
Those who fear there is a “compensation culture” in the country will believe they have more evidence after a recent story reported that patients at Broadmoor high security hospital have received compensation payouts worth £64,000 over the past five years.
One patient at the hospital, which houses the Yorkshire Ripper Peter ...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued a warning over proposals which may lead to the privatisation of the NHS Litigation Authority, which pays out legal fees and compensation claims in medical negligence cases in which the NHS is involved.
Documents received under the Freedom of Information act show that the ...
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