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NHS spends £700 on negligence cover for every birth

8 November 2013 Last updated at 18:41 GMT

The NHS spent nearly a fifth of its budget for maternity services on clinical negligence insurance in England in 2012, a report says.

The review by the National Audit Office said this cost nearly £500m, approximately £700 for every birth.

Dominic Hughes reports.

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