What does this tell us? There was a tragic mistake in a hospital made by dedicated staff who are now to have public humiliation added to the trauma they already suffer. Does it tell us anything of real value that might inform our thoughts and our feelings on the nature of our NHS? No. Nothing.
Here is something useful. Compensation claims against hospitals are a good measure of clinical negligence. You need a strong case to get the money. So, how does NHS Scotland compare?
In 2017, NHS Scotland paid out £38.3 million. That works out at £7.22 per head of population.
In the same year, NHS England paid out £1.6 billion. That works out at £30.18 per head of population.
NHS England is paying more than 4 times as much as NHS Scotland in compensation for clinical negligence. That’s a huge difference. It might even be newsworthy?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
There was a report about a doctor who had worked for NHS Tayside who had been suspended by the General Medical Council, but, before any further action could be taken, had resigned from the register. He now works in Libya. this was used by the BBC to ‘dogwhistle’ about a bete noir – NHS Tayside,
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Yes, spotted that. Story reminds of the set text book I used by a prof Hesmondalgh a LSE. Discovered that he had supervised the PhD of Gaddafi’s older boy, fee £100K. Passed then revealed as copied.
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