Hospital attacked over death rates
Press Review 13 September 2001
Hospital death to be investigated
Press Review 22 August 2001
Health body to give patients right of appeal
Press Review 9 August 2001
Police investigate boy's death in surgery
Press Review 9 August 2001
NHS pays £1 billion private care bill for negligence
Press Review 6 August 2001
Doctors call for litigation law reform
News Article 6 August 2001
The Medical Defence Union is calling for legal reforms that could save the NHS nearly £150 million per year currently lost to the private health care sector.
Doctors payout £78 million in compensation
News Article 6 August 2001
The Medical Defence Union last year paid out £78 million in compensation amid signs that the soaring levels of NHS litigation may be levelling off.
New NHS safety chief to tackle 'blame culture'
News Article 3 August 2001
The government has appointed the chairman of a new National Patient Safety Agency, charged with creating "a safer, blame-free and more open NHS".
Reforms to slash NHS litigation costs
Press Review 11 July 2001
Milburn to announce alternative to NHS litigation
Press Review 9 July 2001
Consultant attacks government on NHS
Press Review 5 July 2001
Milburn aims to end NHS blame culture
Press Review 27 June 2001
Milburn calls for end to NHS blame culture
News Article 27 June 2001
The government, NHS bosses and leading representatives of the medical profession have joined forces in an attempt to end the "culture of blame" in the NHS.
Accused NHS consultant paid £250,000 to 'stay at home'
Press Review 26 June 2001
Government to act on NHS litigation bill
Press Review 24 May 2001
