Workplace accidents or personal injury claims filed by NHS staff (FOI_7079)

Freedom of information request details

FOI request date:

Service: Claims Management

The following information was requested:

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

1. The number of claims against NHS Trusts by NHS staff for personal injury/accidents at work
in the last 5 years? Can this be broken down by financial years (2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24) and by cause? For instance, needlestick injuries, slips, trips and falls, faulty equipment, injuries/illnesses caused by inadequate PPE, Assault in the workplace, bullying and harassment in the workplace, sexual assault/harassment in the workplace.

a) Can the same information also be broken down by NHS Trust?
b) Can the same information be broken down by injury and/or cause?

2. The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts by NHS staff for personal injury/accidents  at work in the last 5 years? Can this be broken down by financial years (2019/2020, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24) and by cause? For instance, needlestick injuries, slips,  trips and falls, faulty equipment, injuries/illnesses caused by inadequate PPE, Assault in the workplace, bullying and harassment in the workplace, sexual assault/harassment in the workplace.

a) Can the same information also be broken down by NHS Trust (Including No. of claims,
damages paid, NHS legal costs paid, claimant legal costs paid, total paid.)
b) Can the same information be broken down by injury and /or cause? (Including No. of claims,
damages paid, NHS legal costs paid, claimant legal costs paid, total paid.)

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