Fixed Recoverable Costs for Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims
On 15 September 2023, the Government announced that it will introduce fixed recoverable costs (FRC) and a new streamlined process for clinical negligence claims with a damages value of £1,501 to £25,000 in England and Wales. It is proposed these changes be implemented for claims …
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Emergency Medicine national conference – 9 October
NHS Resolution will be holding an emergency medicine conference on Monday 9 October 2023 at the Royal College of Physicians. The national event, entitled Implementing recommendations: Shared insights to reduce claims in emergency medicine, is to bring together professionals working in emergency departments across England …
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New Head of Case Advice appointed to the Practitioner Performance Advice service
NHS Resolution is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sarah Coope as Head of Case Advice. The Head of Case Advice is a new, senior role in the Practitioner Performance Advice service, which has been established to further strengthen the efficient and effective delivery …
Publication of 2023 Claims Scorecards
We have made our 2023 claims scorecards available on our extranet for our members and have supported this with an email on Tuesday 29 August 2023. Our scorecard is a unique, interactive tool in an excel format to assist NHS trusts and their clinical teams …
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Case study addition to our team reviews offering
On 12 July, our Practitioner Performance Advice service published its first team reviews case study. This study was designed to explore the team review process and explains why a team review was necessary, how the process unfolded and the outcomes. While not based on a …
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Early Notification case stories
In Advise, resolve and learn Our strategy to 2025, our second strategic priority is to share data and insights as a catalyst for improvement and our third is to collaborate to improve maternity outcomes. Aligned with these aims we have gathered together learning from our …
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Launch of resources on preventing needlestick injuries
We received 2,600 claims for needlestick injuries for incidents occurring in the period 2012-2022. Of these, 1,947 were successful claims, costing the NHS £10.8 million. Currently, 167 claims remain open and are still being considered. Needlestick injuries can be costly to investigate and increase the …
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Learning from venous thromboembolisms
From 1 April 2012 until 31 March 2022 we documented 687 closed claims relating to venous thromboembolism (VTE) injuries. Of these, 411 claims were settled with damages paid costing the NHS over £23 million. VTE is an umbrella term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary …
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