JEDDAH: There were 2,778 cases of alleged medical errors referred to legal health committees across the country for consideration over the past year, with the most at 620 recorded in the Eastern Province.
A recent government report stated there were 3,455 judicial proceedings, with Riyadh having the most at 1,094 lawsuits. Najran recorded an average of 9.9 court sessions for each verdict reached.
The report stated that these committees issued 889 rulings, the majority in Riyadh at 185 verdicts, according to a report in a local newspaper.
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