Ashford and St Peter's Hospital, Guildford Rd, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PZ, UK.
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK.
Int J Surg. 2017 Apr;40:14-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.02.013. Epub 2017 Feb 10.
Negligence claims in the UK NHS has increased over the last 30 years. The aim of this present study was determine the number of claims and the cost of litigation in Bariatric Surgery and compare it to similar other specialties. Data was received from NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) in response to Freedom of Information data request. There was a total of 7 claims, of which 4 were successful. The total pay out sum was £210,000 in 10 years. This is a very low amount compared to other surgical specialties. This low level of litigation probably indicates that the current bariatric surgical services in the NHS are delivering safe care with good patient satisfaction. This needs to be carefully considered prior to changing the payment tariffs for bariatric surgery.
在过去的 30 年中，英国国民保健制度中的疏忽索赔有所增加。本研究的目的是确定减肥手术中的索赔数量和诉讼费用，并将其与其他类似专业进行比较。从 NHS 诉讼管理局（NHSLA）收到了响应信息自由数据请求的数据。共有 7 起索赔，其中 4 起成功。在 10 年内，总支出为 21 万英镑。与其他外科专业相比，这是一个非常低的数字。如此低的诉讼水平可能表明，国民保健制度中目前的减肥手术服务正在提供安全的护理，并获得了良好的患者满意度。在改变减肥手术的支付费率之前，需要对此进行仔细考虑。
