Errors made during maternity and neonatal care continue to take lion’s share of medical negligence payouts
Medical negligence compensation has risen four-fold across the country to £1.6 billion during the 10 years up to 2016/17 according to figures from the National Audit Office. Maternity and neonatal care represented 10% of all claims in 2016/17 but accounted for half of the total compensation awarded. While the Department of Health pledges to “…halve … Read more
