Searching for a fairer method of compensation

I RECENTLY looked at information concerning patients' complaints, medical and dental negligence claims, settlement fees and other data about "when things go wrong" in health care.

Earlier this year, the Scottish Government published details of hospital payouts to patients for healthcare mistakes.

The amount paid out in 2005-6 was £9.8 million, but in 2006-7 this figure had jumped to a massive £23 million. The government'...