NHS

Hospitals hosting adverts for personal injury lawyers

Marketing agencies have told BBC radio consumer programme “You and Yours” that hundreds of NHS hospitals are hosting adverts for personal injury lawyers. The marketing companies, which place the adverts on patient advice leaflets, said NHS trusts are paid up to £200,000 a year, with some using the money to cover staff overtime and buy heart monitors. The Department of Health told the BBC it discourages the adverts, but it is ultimately for trusts to decide.