NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £60bn amid surge in maternity payouts

Audit finds average childbirth injury case costs more than £11m to settle as watchdog urges stronger safety measuresThe NHSs total liabilities for medical negligence have hit £60bn, driven by a jump in childbirth injury cases that cost more than £11m each on average to settle.The total sum of money the health service in England may have to pay out to settle lawsuits for mistakes by staff has quadrupled from £14.4bn in 2006-07, amid more claims and rising legal costs.the bill for negligence i...