title: Cost of malpractice protection on rise in UK, too.
abstract: As in Canada, medical malpractice premiums in the United Kingdom are on the rise. In recent years there has been a 15%-20% annual rise in the cost of claims, and litigation costs for the National Health Service are soaring. Now, reports Caroline Richmond, another surge of litigation may be on the horizon because a 1996 change makes it possible for lawyers to take cases on a contingency basis.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom