Cauda Equina in UHCW NHST (FOI_8044)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide, in relation to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, for the period 1 January 2016 to the present:
1. The number of clinical negligence claims notified to NHS Resolution where:
a. Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is identified within the claim description, incident description, allegation, case summary, or other searchable case record; or
b. The primary allegation relates to delayed diagnosis, delayed MRI imaging, delayed referral, delayed treatment, or delayed decompression surgery for suspected or confirmed CES.
2. Of those claims:
c. The number that have closed with damages paid.
d. The number that have closed without damages paid.
e. The number that remain open.
3. The total value of damages paid in settled claims.
4. The total claimant legal costs paid in settled claims.
5. The total defense legal costs paid in settled claims.
6. Any anonymised thematic reviews, learning reports, case reviews, or safety publications produced by NHS Resolution that specifically reference CES claims involving University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
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Surgical Specialties (FOI_8035)
The following information was requested:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information relating to
clinical negligence and litigation claims.
Part 1: Vascular Surgery Claims
For each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26, please provide:
1.The total number of clinical negligence claims relating to vascular surgery.
2. If possible, a breakdown of these claims by vascular subspecialty area, where recorded (for
example, peripheral arterial disease, aortic surgery, carotid surgery, superficial venous surgery,
deep venous surgery, dialysis access surgery, endovascular procedures, diabetic foot/limb
salvage, or equivalent categories used by NHS Resolution).
3. The total number of claims in which:
o cause code “Fail To Warn-Informed Consent”,
o informed consent,
o inadequate consent,
o failure to discuss material risks,
o failure to discuss alternative treatments, or
o any other consent-related issue was identified as an allegation, contributory factor, or basis of the claim.
4. The total cost of these claims for each financial year.
Part 2: Surgery-Wide Consent Claims
For each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26, please provide:
1. The total number of clinical negligence claims relating to all surgical specialties.
2. The number of claims that cited a consent-related issue, including:
o cause code “Fail To Warn-Informed Consent”,
o informed consent,
o inadequate consent,
o failure to discuss material risks,
o failure to discuss alternative treatments, or
o any other consent-related issues.
3. The total cost of these claims for each financial year.
4. A breakdown by surgical specialty, including but not limited to:
o General Surgery
o Vascular Surgery
o Orthopaedic Surgery
o Neurosurgery
o Cardiothoracic Surgery
o Plastic Surgery
o Urology
o ENT
o Ophthalmology
o Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
o Obstetrics and Gynaecology (surgical claims only)
(Please, see the attached PDF for clarifications.)
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Software For BACS Payment_FOI_8033
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
I am writing to request the following information in relation to NHS Resolution:
- The name of the software systems currently used to facilitate BACS payments for example, payroll.
- The contract end dates and or next renewal date(s for these systems.
- The current annual contract value for this software excluding VAT. If the exact figure is exempt, please provide an estimated range or cost band.
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Eastway vs Offerton decision (FOI_8031)
The following information was requested:
I request an electronic copy of:
1. The breach notice dated 11 December 2025 issued to Eastway Pharma Ltd concerning Offerton Pharmacy, 513 Hempshaw Lane, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5TP.
2. The document, report, decision, investigation findings or correspondence setting out the specific grounds and factual circumstances giving rise to that breach notice.
3. Any subsequent remedial notice, response, reconsideration or decision concerning that
breach notice.
4. The complete NHS Resolution decision and associated public documents concerning the
subsequent appeal against that breach notice, including any written reasons for the determination.
5. Any document identifying the particular provisions of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local
Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations or pharmaceutical terms of service said to have been breached.
Where any information contains personal data or otherwise exempt material, please provide a
redacted copy rather than withholding the document in its entirety.
If you do not hold a requested document, please confirm that fact and, where known, identify the public authority which does hold it.
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Heat injuries (FOI_8025)
The following information was requested:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information broken down by the last three full financial years (2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26):
1) The number of claims settled and the cost of claims against NHS trusts in Greater London by NHS employees for heat related injuries or complaints, broken down by trust. Please include: number of claims, damages paid, NHS legal costs paid, claimant legal costs paid, total paid.
To clarify this, I mean issues relating to high workplace temperatures.
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Claims for hospital acquired infection (FOI_8022)
The following information was requested:
1. Please provide me with a table showing how many successful claims were lodged against
each individual NHS hospital trust for the total of the last ten financial years (2016/17 to 2025/26 inclusive) where one of the injury codes was a hospital acquired infection. Only include trusts where there were ten successful claims or more.
2. For the ten hospital trusts with the most claims please state what the total amount of
damages were that were awarded to the patients for those ten years from each of those trusts.
3. Please could you provide me with a breakdown of payments made under the CNST scheme
where injury 1, 2 or 3 is for Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) for (a) 2024/25, and (b) 2025/26.
This should include the number of successful claims, the damages paid and the costs for both
defendant and claimant.
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Claims on medication errors (FOI_8021)
The following information was requested:
I would like to know how many completed cases of clinical negligence or admitted cases had a failing of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration listed as a cause please.
I would like this data for the last four years please.
One more thing, could I have that broken down by trust and amount please?
[and clarified]
I would like to see a breakdown of all the “medication errors” for the last four years please.
This should only be for hospital trusts pls.
I would like to see this broken down by successful and unsuccessful claims, or ones that have simply been logged but not determined yet.
I am also interested to know the numbers for “medication errors” that fall under the “non-clinical claim” category, this should also be broken down by trust pls.
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Corp affairs Directorate Org Chart (FOI_8014)
The following information was requested:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
An organisation chart that stems from the Director of Corporate Affairs at the top, which outlines every role title within the Corporate Affairs Directorate, which roles connect to one another in reporting structure etc., and each role’s band.
