Fining trusts for patient deaths robs others of better treatment
You would think that the prospect of losing a patient was motivation enough to encourage the most thorough diagnosis and treatment of a sick person. However, from April the government could now impose fines upon hospitals if they do not treat or recognise sepsis (a condition where the body responds poorly to a bacterial infection and attacks its own tissue and organs), early enough.
My comment: This is exactly what the U.S. should be doing, seeing how at least one Nashua, NH Hospital is GUILTY of NOT treating SEPSIS and I'm sure there are many more!
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