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Liability Risk and Insurance

So where’s the real malpractice?

From tabloid newspapers to solemn journals, scarcely a day goes by without dire warnings that the money available to compensate medical accidents – outstanding claims ‘guestimated’ at up to £8bn – will come to dominate the entire health budget. Claimants are criticised for greed and frivolity, putting the future of the health service at risk.

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