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Discounting the Future: How Treasury Decisions Impact NHS Clinical Negligence Payouts

Crown Indemnity was a historical arrangement in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) where the government would cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against medical professionals working in NHS hospitals. This meant that doctors employed by the NHS in England did not need to purchase their own medical malpractice insurance, as the government …

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