Costs of dealing with medical negligence cases in past five years pushes State Claims Agency bill to €1.68bn

The soaring costs of dealing with medical negligence cases over the past five years has helped push the bill at the State Claims Agency across all claims to over €1.68bn since its inception in 2001.

By Gordon Deegan

The soaring costs of dealing with medical negligence cases over the past five years has helped push the bill at the State Claims Agency (SCA) across all claims to over €1.68bn since its inception in 2001.