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6 August 2012

Health

Did the NHS LA mislead parliament?

In two blogs in the past year, Kerry Underwood - the Chairman of Underwood solicitors - questioned the validity of NHSLA statistics on the increases in clinical negligence claims. Are his criticisms justified? Read

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26 March 2012

How much does dementia cost the economy?

This morning Health Minister Paul Burstow told the Today programme that dementia costs us £23bn. Later on his boss David Cameron contradicted this, saying it only costs £19bn. Who was right? Read

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