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Superbug victim could cost NHS millions

A woman's ground-breaking attempt to sue a hospital over the MRSA superbug could open the floodgates for hundreds of more claims if it succeeds.

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BIG CLEAN-UP

17.01.08, 3:34pm

"Mr Fyfe added: “People might think it is a shame the health service have to pay out money, but many of those affected see this as a last option and a method of encouraging health boards to clean up hospitals.”

Yes, but it will have to be done by unpaid volunteers soon as the only clean-ups are likely to be by those making claims, fuelled no doubt by the success of Leslie Ash in pocketing £5million from an NHS trust.

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