Home Tonight Season 2017 Episode 8

NHS: Medical Blunders Reunited

Tonight · Season 2017 · Episode 8
Britain's health service is regarded as one of the best in the world, but what happens when the medics get it wrong? From serious misdiagnoses to surgical instruments left in bodies after operations, Jonathan Maitland investigates how mistakes can sometimes end up costing lives - and the NHS billions.

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Season
2017
Episode
8
Air Date
02/Mar/2017
Air Time
19:30
Runtime
30 min

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Britain's health service is regarded as one of the best in the world, but what happens when the medics get it wrong? From serious misdiagnoses to surgical instruments left in bodies after operations, Jonathan Maitland investigates how mistakes can sometimes end up costing lives - and the NHS billions.

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