30/10/2011
Those of you who have been affected by Health Care Acquired Infection have a look at this. You just can't get redress in this country, and we need to do something to remedy the situation.
Super bugs Cost NHS £10 Million in Compensation
Author: Andy L
• Friday, October 28th, 2011
The National Health Service has paid out just over ten million pounds in compensation, to patients infected with hospital super bugs such as MRSA and C. difficile.
The Sun newspaper is reporting that ninety three successful claims were handled by the NHS Litigation Authority last year alone, resulting in an average pay out of £70,000 per claim.
A spokesperson from Patient Concern, a campaign group for users of health services, stated that NHS funds were just being thrown down the drain, adding that if high compensation costs could be linked to low cleaning bills, then the message might begin to sink in.
An experienced medical negligence solicitor said that many claims were made because patients wanted an apology and an explanation of how they had been infected, not just financial recompense.
Simon Burns the cabinets Health Minister stated that incidences of MRSA had been reduced by twenty nine percent over the last year and cases of C. difficile had been reduced by seventeen percent.
However he went on to say that the NHS needed to adopt a zero tolerance attitude to avoidable infection.
Category: Compensation Claims, Medical Negligence
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