NHS Lothian hit for £10m

NHS LOTHIAN has spent more than £10 million on compensation claims over the last year, according to new figures.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Jun 2010, 12:09 BST

Updated 23rd Jun 2010, 12:27 BST

Statistics obtained under Freedom of Information laws revealed that the NHS in Scotland is spending record amounts on compensation claims, with almost 50m handed out last year alone.

A total of 31.9m was paid in compensation in 2008-2009 – the majority in cases of clinical negligence.

In 2009-2010, this increased to more than 49m.

NHS Lothian awarded a total of 10,329,148m in 2009-2010.