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Negligence claims against general practitioners have gone up 13-fold between 1989 and 1998, according to figures released last week by the Medical Protection Society, which represents 45%of the United Kingdom's general practitioners. In 1989, only 38 claims were launched against GP members of the MPS, compared with 500 in 1998. Compensation awards and settlements also rose …