NHS ‘To claim for work injuries’
- 6/10/04
The NHS will be able to recover the cost
of treating people injured at work under
plans being considered. Hospitals have
been able to recoup money from insurance
companies for treating people hurt in
road accidents for the past five years.
But ministers are consulting on whether
to expand the NHS Injury Costs Recovery
scheme to include personal injury. It
is thought the majority of the money will
come from workplace injuries, helping
the NHS to recoup £150m a year.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber
said he welcomed the consultation.
"It is important that negligent
employers pay the full cost of their actions
rather than expecting the taxpayers to
subsidise their failures to protect workers.”
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Written By Simon Johnson
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