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 …
2021 Scorecards launch
Our 2021 Claims scorecards were launched on 14 September and are available to members via our extranet. The individual scorecards allows our members to view both clinical and non-clinical claims, by type and cost. The scorecards play a pivotal role in allowing NHS trusts and …
NHS Resolution publishes Annual report and accounts for 2020/21
NHS Resolution has launched its Annual report and accounts for 2020/21. The year in question was one of tremendous pressure for the NHS given the Covid-19 pandemic. The report pays tribute to our NHS staff for all that they have done to keep us all …
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Correction to NHS Resolution’s written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee (HSCSC) on the safety of maternity services in England
NHS Resolution has written to the HSCSC to correct an error in its written submission to the committee. A copy of the letter is here. The correction amends reference to the cost of maternity claims in 2019/20. NHS Resolution’s written submission of 14 September 2020 …
NHS Resolution publishes business plan for 2021/22
We’re delighted to announce the publication of our Business plan 2021/22. In it, we set out key objectives for the final year of our refreshed five year strategy, Delivering fair resolution and learning from harm. The past 18 months have posed an extreme and unprecedented …
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Scorecard user guide for members
To support member organisations to make the best use of their scorecards – the interactive tool in an Excel format that provides members with an analysis of their organisation’s clinical and non-clinical claims – we have created an animation that explains how scorecards are used. …
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Primary Care Appeals: interest on monies owed
Primary Care Appeals has been the expert appellate body providing resolution in unresolved disputes between NHS service commissioners and NHS service providers for the last twenty-eight years. Wherever local resolution fails, Primary Care Appeal steps in to resolve disputes between NHS England and Improvement or …
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Launch of bimonthly virtual learning forum
In response to member requests, our Safety and Learning team launched a bimonthly virtual learning forum for clinicians, safety, quality and legal leads in February 2021.The aim of the forum is to spread the learning from claims across our membership. Each 60-minute forum is set …
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