£5k NHS compensation fraud lands claimant with 7 month custodial sentence
Re: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust v Rhys Williams Claim Number QB-2021-001844 Committal Hearing – 1 November 2021 A claimant has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 7 months, having fabricated a minor accident at an NHS trust. NHS …
Case of note: EH v. Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (Supreme Court, 30 October 2020)
EH suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and on 25 August 2010 stabbed her mother to death whilst experiencing a serious psychotic episode. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act, 1983. She …
NHS Resolution joins national alliance to combat workplace bullying
NHS Resolution is proud to announce its membership of an multi-organisation alliance against bullying, undermining and harassment in the NHS. The anti-bullying alliance, supported by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is an informal group of organisations committed to stamping out bullying …
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NHS Resolution welcomes independent GMC report into doctor wellbeing
NHS Resolution welcomes the recent GMC report, Caring for doctors, Caring for patients. This report recognises the importance of doctor wellbeing in delivering safe, high quality patient care. Workplace stress in healthcare organisations affects care delivery and increases the risk of clinical errors. The GMC …
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Improvements to our extranet
Work has been underway to update the technology our extranet sits on, which will facilitate future improvements. For those who access the extranet, the first stage of changes are anticipated to go live in April and at this time users will be required to reset …
Jimmy Savile compensation claims
In 2013, NHS Resolution was directed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to handle on his behalf claims arising from Mr Jimmy Savile’s connections with the National Health Service. The reasons for this were that these incidents occurred prior to the …
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NHS Resolution launches second year of maternity incentive scheme
NHS Resolution is delighted to launch in collaboration with system partners year two of its maternity incentive scheme. The initiative rewards trusts meeting ten safety actions, refined for year two, as agreed by the national maternity safety champions and in partnership with the Department of …
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Solicitor fined £30k for overcharging the NHS millions
Andrew Good, joint owner of Hull law firm Rapid Response, was fined £30k for misconduct after a tribunal found that his conduct “was motivated by his desire for the clinical negligence department to be profitable” and that “in pursuit of that desire he lost sight …
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