NHS Scotland plan to recover accident related medical costs from negligent parties - 21st February 2007
The NHS in Scotland are planning to recover accident related medical costs for emergency treatment directly from the insurers of liable parties.
At the moment their is a scheme for recovering Road Traffic Accident fees for A&E treatment but this will now be rolled out to include other types of injury cases such as accidents at work or public liability trips and slips.
The pilot scheme may be rolled out to further Trusts in the UK if it proves a commercial and administrative success. It is expected that the scheme will allow the NHS to recoup up to 20 million in fees from the insurance sector.
The NHS RTA recovery scheme has been in operation since 1999.
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