There were 336 claims for surgery related burns between 2009-2014 - who knew?
171 of these claims were successful - 79 were diathermy related, 37 were chemical related with 20 being equipment related.These successful claims cost nearly 4 million pounds.
Its worth reflecting on what that money could have been spent on .........
Many of these incidents can be prevented by adopting safe systems of practice in relation to vigilance, monitoring, use of equipment and skin cleansing agents.
You can read more here http://www.nhsla.com/Safety/Documents/SL_Burns_Flyer.pdf