In 2013/14 lawyers billed the NHS £259m for patient claims http://bit.ly/1LOk1zN pic.twitter.com/fwL87j9Uy9
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In 2013/14 lawyers billed the NHS £259m for patient claims http://bit.ly/1LOk1zN pic.twitter.com/fwL87j9Uy9
@DeptHealthPress Unscrupulously, some Health bodies have refused to settle claims where harm has patently been done, thus amassing legal....
@KatharineChrome @C7RKY @DeptHealthPress do we have a comparison how much NHS paid to its own lawyers for such cases - total legal costs?
@BhayanaRohit @C7RKY @DeptHealthPress Pounds to pennies says NHS spent no less on its own lawyers than it had to pay to plaintiffs' reps.
@KatharineChrome @BhayanaRohit @DeptHealthPress To describe it as 'no less' is almost certainly generous. Far more, would be my guess tbh.
@C7RKY @BhayanaRohit @DeptHealthPress I'm a generous person.
Also a sarcastic one, insofar as 140 characters permit.
@KatharineChrome @C7RKY @DeptHealthPress it's a pity we are forgetting that our existence is for patients' wellbeing
@BhayanaRohit @KatharineChrome @DeptHealthPress Is that just the PR? Akin to believing estate agent details without looking round the house.
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