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Study shows likelihood of being sued 28 January, 2016
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doctor with six or more is 12 times as likely to
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be sued again, the analysis of 66,426 claims against 54,099 doctors finds. Having another claim is twice as likely for a doctor with two paid claims and three times times as likely for one with three. Neurologists and orthopaedic surgeons have
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otolaryngologists, urologists, opthalmologists and radiologists. GPs are 10% less likely to be sued than internal medicine specialists, and psychiatrists are 40% less likely to be sued, the lowest of any specialty.
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