NHS spends £14.7bn a year treating patients in England hurt by care mistakes, says report
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6SWCT)
Experts from Imperial College London cite alarming declines' in 12 key metrics of patient safety
The NHS is forced to spend a staggering" 14.7bn a year treating people who have been harmed by mistakes made during their care, a report reveals.
And a stark north/south divide on patient safety has opened up across England, with double the amount of death and disability caused by medical negligence in the north-east than in London.
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