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File photo dated 18/01/23 of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Health boards in Scotland have paid out more than £60 million in legal claims since 2018, figures show. Statistics released to the Scottish Conservatives under freedom of information legislation from 13 of the country's 14 health authorities show £60,372,215.76 had been spent, as of June last year. In total, 2,466 claims were made against boards for a variety of reasons. Issue date: Saturday January 20, 2024.
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