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Radio 4,13 Jul 2011,27 mins

Saving Lives in Seconds

Face the Facts

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Ten of Millions of pounds in compensation is being paid out to patients who develop blood clots in hospital. Most are preventable. And yet government guidelines to tackle the problem are being ignored by dozens of hospitals. John Waite investigates why.

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