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Deaths Caused by UK Hospital Mistakes 'Up 60 Per Cent In Two Years'

NHS records show that 3,645 people died as a result of "patient safety incidents" - including botched operations and the outbreak of infections - between April 2007 and March 2008. The figure was 1,370 higher than two years earlier. Patient groups have warned that the true toll is likely to be higher because some hospitals do not record all incidents. The figures, which were uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, show that 385 people died due to blunders made during operations, while 156 deaths occurred because they were incorrectly diagnosed or their scans were wrongly read.
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Posted by Editor at January 9, 2009 03:14 AM