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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »
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Health and social care secretary and deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey will set out a plan for helping the NHS. The package of measures, named ‘Our Plan for Patients’ is hoped to improve access to general practice so all patients who need an appointment can get one within two weeks. The main bulk of the… Read more »
In a statement to the House of Commons, health secretary Sajid Javid championed the arrival of a modernised Mental Health Act which will bring legislation “into the 21st Century”. This long term plan will see mental health service investment “reach an extra £2.3 billion each year by 2023/24” Labour’s front bench and former prime minister… Read more »
