Epidemic of overprescription largely driven by fears of complaints

Doctors are prescribing more medications than necessary, and consequently putting patients at risk, due to fear of complaints. All according to research conducted by Professor Tom Bourne among others.
Patients are being put at risk because doctors are giving them drugs they do not need and sending them for unnecessary surgery to avoid a complaint being made against them, research has revealed.
Medics are so scared of being complained about that they are also giving patients more tests than their symptoms merit and not performing procedures that involve more risk than usual.
The Guardian: Doctors ‘overprescribe drugs due to fears of facing complaints’
Our current govenment in Finland is doing its outmost for promoting commercial healthcare in Finland, where most healthcare has so far been at the public sector. Quite a scary scenario for Finland. If/when there will be a possibility of patient choosing between public and private sector, I will always choose public sector. I do not want to promote private healthcare, also because the biggest private healthcare companies in Finland do immoral and unethical tax planning, so they pay very little taxes in Finland. And still they would like a part of the tax money available, if the choice between public/private with the state paying for it comes here...