Celebrating International Women’s Day
Tuesday 8 March 2022 marks International Women’s Day, a day to globally celebrate the achievements of women culturally, politically, economically and socially. The theme for 2022 is #BreakTheBias, calling for everyone to be part of a movement towards a more equal, diverse, equitable and inclusive …
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NHS Resolution migrates to NHSmail
Niamh McKenna, NHS Resolution’s Chief Information Officer, discusses the benefits of the organisation moving to NHSmail, a key aspect of its digital transformation journey. Working at the crossroads of the health and justice systems, NHS Resolution fulfils a unique and vital role, driving improvements in …
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The benefits of alternative dispute resolution
We are committed to using all forms of dispute resolution to avoid formal court proceedings and in December 2016 launched our first mediation service. This employs third party mediation providers to help claimants and NHS trusts reach fair resolution. Our Head of Dispute Resolution and …
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An early look at the NHS Resolution Strategy 2022-25
We will soon be launching our new three-year strategy. We are eager to ensure that our new strategy builds on the successes that we’ve had over the course of the last five years and reflects the environment you’re working in now. We have four intended …
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Inquiry into NHS Litigation Reform
In September 2021, the UK Parliament’s Health and Social Care Select Committee (HSCSC) Committee launched a new inquiry to examine the case for the reform of NHS litigation. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) submitted written evidence to this inquiry focussing on the …
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Government consultation on fixed recoverable costs launched
A consultation on Fixed Recoverable Costs for Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims has been published today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The main objective is to provide faster resolution, with legal costs that are proportionate to the value of compensation. NHS …
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Improving outcomes for patients with diabetes
More than 4.9 million people in the UK have diabetes. There are roughly 850,000 people currently living with type 2 diabetes who have not yet been diagnosed. Diabetes leads to more than 9,500 leg, toe or foot amputations every year, or 185 a week. Early …
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Case of note: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust . AKC (High Court, 29 September 2021 – Steyn J. and Master Brown)
This was a complex and high value clinical negligence case involving the treatment of a cerebral arterio-venous malformation in 2012. The trust admitted liability and settlement received court approval in 2019. Solicitors for the claimant submitted a bill of costs exceeding £1m. NHS Resolution argued …
