Dear Sir... Readers' Views (15/09/16)

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Medical errors are not about costs, but lives

I read, with sadness, the reports of an increase in the amounts being paid out by the State Claims Agency (SCA), in respect of medical negligence claims. I note, with alarm and concern, the absence of any reference to, firstly, the human consequences of these medical errors. The people who have had their lives devastated should be recognised.