NHS: Negligence
(asked on 22nd December 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of clinical negligence in hospitals in each of the last 10 years.
The information requested is in the following table, provided by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).
All payments made by the NHSLA in respect of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in hospitals in each of the last ten years.
Year of Payment | Total Paid £'000 |
2005/06 | 560,308 |
2006/07 | 579,390 |
2007/08 | 633,325 |
2008/09 | 769,226 |
2009/10 | 786,991 |
2010/11 | 863,398 |
2011/12 | 1,277,372 |
2012/13 | 1,258,880 |
2013/14 | 1,192,540 |
2014/15 | 1,169,587 |
Notes:
1. December 2015
2. These figures cover England only.
3. They represent payments under the various NHS LA Clinical negligence schemes:
‒ Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts;
‒ Existing Liabilities Scheme; and
‒ Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme.
4. It excludes private insurance cases.