Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls … - Andrew Lansley

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Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and pressure sores cost the NHS billions of pounds every year. There is a serious human cost, too, with patients ending up injured, or even dead. Most are avoidable with the right care.

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