‘Surge in NHS clinical negligence claims raises concerns over quality of care, Darzi Report finds’

The increasing rate of clinical negligence claims is indicative of the poor state of the NHS in England, a damning government-commissioned review has concluded. Today’s report by surgeon and Labour former minister Lord Darzi includes a section devoted to clinical negligence and the worrying rise in claims, particularly in obstetrics … (more)

[John Hyde, Law Society Gazette, 12 September 2024]

[For the full report (‘Independent investigation of the NHS in England’, Department of Health and Social Care 12 September) go here]

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