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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ. Just wow. Think about that for a second, go in for an amputation and they chop off the wrong leg. Sorry! Can't sue, we are the NHS!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

If it's free the patient should accept the risk of human error. This increasing trend in the UK towards litigating everything is an unwelcome import from the states imo.

Ironically diverting a 1/3 of NHS funding towards litigation makes accidents more likely and patients less safe.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It's not free. We pay for the NHS through tax. It's free at the point of use.

This is a seemingly perfect dandy stance to take, right up until you can't afford private health care and then you're the victim of medical negligence.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I'd rather not import qualified immunity from the states either.