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Cost legacy of decades-old NHS blunders begins to rise

In January 2018 the Shared Data Unit reported the compensation bill for NHS mistakes that took place before 1995 - mainly maternity failings - had begun to rise for the first time in five years.

We discovered new clams were still being submitted for these errors dating back decades. It is thought increased life expectancy and rising care costs also contributed to the rising historical compensation bill.

This was the first piece of content produced by the Shared Data Unit including secondees to the BBC from the regional press: Annette Belcher from the Birmingham Mail, Claire Wilde from the Bradford Telegraph & Argus and Paul Lynch from the Northampton Chronicle & Echo.

The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:

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  • Pie chart: Compensation for historical NHS failings in England 2012-17
  • Line chart: NHS in England negligence bills over five years
  • Bar chart: NHS Trusts in England with highest historical compensation bills 2012-17

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