Hospitals bribed to put patients on pathway to death Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223286/Hospitals-bribed-patients-pathway-death-Cash-incentive-NHS-trusts-meet-targets-Liverpool-Care-Pathway:
The Daily Mail reports that: Cash incentive for NHS trusts that meet targets on Liverpool Care Pathway Some hospitals set target of two thirds of all deaths should be on LCP At least £30m in extra money handed to hospitals to achieve these goals Critics warn financial incentives could influence the work of doctors By STEVE DOUGHTY PUBLISHED: 23:21, 25 October 2012 | UPDATED: 23:21, 25 October 2012 Comments ( 60 ) Share Hospital consultant Professor Patrick Pullicino warned financial incentives for hospitals to put patients on the Liverpool Care Pathway could influence the work of doctors Hospitals are paid millions to hit targets for the number of patients who die on the Liverpool Care Pathway, the Mail can reveal. The incentives have been paid to hospitals that ensure a set percentage of patients who die on their wards have been put on the controversial regime. In some cases, hospitals have been set targets that between a third and two third