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NHSO mulls malpractice compromise

COMPENSATION FOR ALL SCHEMES PROPOSED

The National Health Security Office will hold talks to determine the feasibility of a proposal to extend compensation for victims of medical malpractice to include patients under all healthcare schemes.

The federation of doctors proposed the change as an alternative to a contentious draft bill on malpractice compensation.

Under the National Health Security (NHS) law, only 47 million people under the universal healthcare scheme are entitled to malpractice compensation.

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