And there were points during the 2010s when the number of claims were higher per A&E attendance than they were now before falling.But the sustained increase over the past five years is causing concern, say experts. The pattern is not being repeated in other areas, such as maternity or orthopaedics, and the low point in 2020-21 is thought to be unrelated to any behaviour changes by patients during the Covid pandemic as it takes three years on average for a claim to be submitted.The Royal College of Emergency Medicine told the BBC it was worried about the rise, linking it…
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