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The National Health Service has set aside £26 billion to cover Medical Negligence claims against NHS Hospitals. This amounts to almost a quarter of the annual health budget to cover the legal claims against the health service. In 2014, over £1.3 billion was paid out to cover medical negligence claims. It has transpired that the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt may be revealing new plans to fine Hospitals which are dishonest about medical mistakes. Mr Hunt said, Being open and learning from mistakes is crucial to improving patient care. The NHS is a world class service but when mistakes happen it is vital that we face them head on and learn.