I'm sure there will be yet another uturn over NHS pay by Johnson as he needs his house redecorating. I mean this is the party whom overwhelmingly voted not to feed children free school meals during holidays only to be shamed into doing so. Let's hope they get shamed into another uturn.
how much of a payrise would this cover NHS faces £4.3bn legal bill to settle clinical negligence claims Health NHS Department of Health Tuesday 21 January 2020, 7:11am please log in to view this image The NHS in England could reportedly have to pay £4.3bn in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence Credit: David Cheskin/PA The NHS in England could reportedly have to pay £4.3 billion in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence. The figure includes existing unsettled claims and projected estimates of future claims, the BBC has reported after getting details through a Freedom of Information request. The NHS receives more than 10,000 new claims for compensation every year and the Department of Health has said it will tackle “the unsustainable rise in the cost of clinical negligence”. The total cost of outstanding compensation claims was £83 billion, according to estimates published last year. please log in to view this image The NHS receives more than 10,000 new claims for compensation every year. Credit: PA NHS England’s total budget in 2018-19 was £129 billion. Suzanne White, of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, said people often find it difficult to get answers from the medical authorities and are left with no other option but to sue. “What they want to do is find out what went wrong, why they have received these injuries … and to make sure it doesn’t happen to other patients,” she said. Dr Christine Tomkin, of the Medical Defence Union, which supports doctors at risk of litigation, said: “We are now awarding compensation in sums of money higher than almost anywhere in the world. What we need is a fundamental change to the legal system.”
Spot on Wills.......but I will add I fully expect Boris to make a spectacular u-turn, ride up on his white charger in full armour and give out the assumed 2% rise.......it’s the Tory way
lot of expenses there lot of money if they all claim the same sort of ammount David Lammy’s expense claims: 2019 - £199,090.76 2018 - £176,291.81 2017 - £165,602.10 2016 - £164,290.61 2015 - £172,236.04 2014 - £167,427.85 2013 - £167,701.15 2012 - £167,187.53 2011 - £173,922.42
I think he claims a lot less than many others....and I might be wrong but I think that isn’t just personal expenses
I really don’t like Lammy, can’t stand the bloke and find his brand of “identity politics” divisive......however the flak the likes of him and Abbot get is entirely out of proportion when you look at others........
