£700 'to insure each NHS birth'
The NHS spends a fifth of its maternity services funding on insurance against malpractice, according to a report by the National Audit Office. The £482m figure equates to £700 for each natural birth.
NHS maternity budget: '£700 per baby spent on cover'
The NHS spends the equivalent of £700 per baby on funding insurance against claims of negligence, the National Audit Office said.
"I find it absolutely scandalous that one fifth of all funding for maternity services, equivalent to around £700 per birth, is spent on clinical negligence cover," said Margaret Hodge, the Labour MP who chairs the Public Accounts Committee.
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