Delay Diagnosis, Wrong Diagnosis – Cancer (FOI_6434)

Freedom of information request details

FOI request date:

Service: Claims Management Cause: Failure/Delay Diagnosis, Wrong Diagnosis Injury: Cancer

The following information was requested:

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide the following:

1. Number of claims made for ‘failure/delay in diagnosis’ and/or ‘wrong diagnosis’ for prostate cancer for the following years and by NHS trust 2019-2020 to 2022-2023
2. Value of claims successfully closed or settled where the Primary Cause is failure/delay in diagnosis or wrong diagnosis.

[Clarified on 29 February 2024 with]:
Thank you for your helpful response. In that case, can you please provide data for failure/delay in diagnosis and/or wrong diagnosis for Cancer.

[Clarified on 7 March 2024 with]:
No problem at all. Yes please, Primary Cause is failure/delay in diagnosis or wrong diagnosis and the injury is also Cancer?

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