Eleven people are seriously harmed during NHS surgery every day, it emerged yesterday.
The number of major errors has risen by 28 per cent in five years, with more than 4,000 patients hurt in 2007/08.
Mistakes include objects such as scalpels and coils being left inside patients, organs being punctured, and the wrong dosage of drugs being given.
A total of 722 objects were left inside patients during surgery last year.
... 'This has undoubtedly, in a number of well documented cases, been a contributory factor in making services unsafe,' the report said.
The MPs added that many mistakes were not reported by the NHS – raising the possibility that the recorded number of medical mishaps is just the tip of the iceberg.
The latest figures were uncovered by the Liberal Democrats in a parliamentary answer.
... Health spokesman Norman Lamb said: 'These figures raise serious concerns and call into question the Government's claim to be making patient safety a priority.
'There really is no excuse for leaving objects inside people. Far too many avoidable mistakes are still being made.
'Many doctors and nurses are under enormous amounts of pressure to meet Government targets.
'We have to ensure that patient safety isn't being compromised to satisfy the whims of Whitehall.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING NATIONAL SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE OVER IN THE UK FOR 60 YEARS, AND IT STILL SUCKS.
YET OBAMA STILL WANTS TO BRING IT HERE.
DON'T BE DUPED.
DISSENT ACCORDINGLY.
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