Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust: Compensation

(asked on 8th June 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was paid in compensation for claims in maternity cases by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last five years; and how many such claims are outstanding.


Answered by
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Ben Gummer
This question was answered on 16th June 2015

The table below shows payments made on Maternity Clinical Negligence Claims against Barking Havering and Redbridge from 2009/10 to 2014/15 as at 31 May 2015

Payment Year

Damages Paid

Defence Costs Paid

Claimant Costs Paid

Total Amount Paid

2009/10

£2,945,024

£359,495

£777,067

£4,081,586

2010/11

£3,814,530

£270,011

£740,122

£4,824,663

2011/12

£7,061,628

£369,699

£851,960

£8,283,287

2012/13

£7,524,775

£321,533

£1,478,348

£9,324,656

2013/14

£3,943,548

£255,823

£719,500

£4,918,871

Number of outstanding maternity claims :

41

Source: NHS Litigation Authority

Date: June 2015

The table below shows the payments made on Clinical Negligence Claims against Barking Havering and Redbridge 2009/10 to 2014/15 as at 31 May 2015

Payment Year

Damages Paid

Defence Costs Paid

Claimant Costs Paid

Total Amount Paid

2009/10

£9,280,196

£1,230,552

£2,363,201

£12,873,949

2010/11

£11,162,024

£927,242

£2,849,507

£14,938,773

2011/12

£16,729,679

£1,113,497

£3,916,178

£21,759,354

2012/13

£12,733,964

£953,006

£4,698,039

£18,385,009

2013/14

£10,551,781

£839,209

£2,117,563

£13,508,552

Number of outstanding clinical negligence claims:

230

Source: NHS Litigation Authority

Date: June 2015

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