Only 63 per cent of patients scanned for thrombosis despite targets of 90 per cent.
The NHS has had to pay out £112 million in compensation after doctors failed to spot blood clots.
Data from the NHS Litigation Authority (NHLA) will encourage many to consider private health insurance as it shows a rise each year in the amount paid to patients after medics failed to screen for the deadly condition.
The group said that 10,000 lives could be saved out of the 25,000 blood clot deaths each year if NHS wards screened more regularly for the clots, according to a report by the Yorkshire Post.
Inpatient data suggest that between the months of October and December 2010, only 68.4 per cent of patients were screen for venous thromboembolism blood clots, despite a target of nearly 90 per cent.
According to NHLA figures, there were 6,652 claims of clinical negligence in 2010, up from 6,088 claims the previous year.
In 2010 the NHS paid out £787 million in compensation, compared to £769 million the previous year.
source: bestmedicalcover.co.uk
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