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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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The High Court has ruled that the Government broke the law by failing to protect 20,000 care home residents who died of Covid-19. Judges said the government policy of discharging patients to care homes from hospitals during the initial Covid-19 pandemic was “unlawful”. Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Garnham ruled that the policies, detailed… Read more »
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