Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the financial implications for the NHS of the level of damages payments issued to resolve clinical negligence claims before legal proceedings.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
The rising costs of clinical negligence are a concern and something we are committed to tackling, given that National Health Service funds spent on clinical negligence are resources not available for front line care. In 2018/19 total clinical negligence provision was £83 billion (Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts provision was £77.6 billion).
NHS Resolution has a responsibility to settle justified claims fairly and promptly and defend unjustified claims to secure NHS resources. Each case must be considered on its own merits and it is important that a proper investigation is undertaken. NHS Resolution aims to get to the right answer as quickly as possible in every case and to help resolve claims sooner, and without the need for court proceedings. To support this NHS Resolution launched a new mediation service in December 2016.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each of the last three years, (1) what was the total cost of clinical negligence cases to the NHS, (2) how many cases were resolved prior to going to court, (3) how many cases went to court; and (4) what was the percentage of those cases which were won by the NHS.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
NHS Resolution handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of National Health Service organisations and independent sector providers of NHS care in England.
NHS Resolution has provided the following information:
The total cost of clinical negligence cases to the NHS.
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
£1,707.2 million | £2,275.5 million | £2,359.9 million |
The number of cases resolved prior to going to court.
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
10,996 | 11,417 | 11,255 |
The number of cases that went to court.
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
128 | 72 | 53 |
The percentage of those cases which were won by the NHS.
2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
56% | 65% | 57% |
Note:
The above figures are in relation to the NHS in England only (Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts and other relevant schemes).
The figures provided do not include claims brought against general practice.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend access to the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis pill.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
On 30 January, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact trial would be expanded to 26,000 people. Work is underway with partners to take this forward. The PrEP Oversight Board has requested information on local capacity to make the additional places available, and will review this later in February.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Manzoor on 7 January (HL12528), how they format clinical negligence claims.
Answered by Baroness Manzoor
NHS Resolution handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of National Health Service organisations and independent sector providers of NHS care in England.
NHS Resolution formats its clinical negligence claims using a coding system.
NHS Resolution has advised that it codes claims under its management to identify whether formal court proceedings have commenced. However, the reasons for this can be multiple and complex, i.e. a dispute on breach of duty, causation, the amount due to be paid in compensation, the imminent expiry of the limitation period, a combination of all four, or alternatively, the need for court approval of a settlement. Given this, and the fact that the claimant’s reasons for commencing court proceedings may not be shared with NHS Resolution, the reasons for commencement are not coded separately.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional associations the NHS consulted in developing the NHS Long Term Plan.
Answered by Baroness Manzoor
A list of the organisations who attended events, joined webinars or submitted evidence and views to inform the NHS Long Term Plan is attached, due to the size of the data.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS registered dentists there currently are.
Answered by Baroness Manzoor
Data is not held in the format requested.
Information on numbers of National Health Service dentists is collected and published on the numbers of dentists who deliver some NHS care in each 12 month period.
The latest data shows there were 24,308 dentists who performed some NHS activity in England in 2017/18.
Asked by: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of NHS registered dental practices in England and Wales in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Baroness Manzoor
The data is not currently available centrally in the format requested.