Saturday, July 11, 2015

Ministers rein in the lawyers who overcharge NHS millions

Cap on legal bills in clinical negligence cases could save £80m a year

Ministers are clamping down on lawyers who overcharge the NHS in clinical negligence cases – earning in some cases 10 times what their client receives in compensation – by setting a cap on their fees.

As part of a Department of Health plan to save the NHS up to £80m a year, legal costs for claims up to £100,000 would be fixed. The lawyer’s fee would reflect a percentage of the compensation received by the patient.

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