Poole woman jailed for NHS fraud
In the second case of its kind, Lesley Elder has been sentenced to five months in jail for attempting to defraud the NHS of in excess of £2.3m in compensation (Friday 5 April). Browne Jacobson LLP, instructed by NHS Resolution on behalf of George Eliot …
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Solicitor struck off for overcharging the NHS
Andrew Good, previously a joint owner of Hull law firm Rapid Response, has been struck off after a High Court judgment concluded that he showed a “serious lack of integrity” for overcharging the NHS. Lord Justice Flaux overturned a previous ruling that saw Good fined …
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State indemnity scheme for general practice launched
We are delighted that the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP) will bring general practitioners (GPs) in line with their hospital colleagues. From today (1 April 2019) everyone working in general practice will be automatically covered in relation to NHS services. With a shared …
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Changes to Practitioner Performance Advice assessments
When organisations have concerns about individual doctors, dentists or pharmacists, our assessment service can help to clarify and understand their performance and to provide a sound basis upon which to bring the case towards a resolution. We have recently carried out a review of our …
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Supreme Court Judgment – Darnley v. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
The Supreme Court has today given its judgment in the case of Darnley v. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (10 October 2018). Following a head injury, Mr Darnley (the claimant) attended Mayday Hospital, Croydon A&E with a friend. The receptionist advised he would have to …
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Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts maternity incentive scheme appeals deadlines extended to 21 August 2018
NHS Resolution is extending the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts maternity incentive scheme appeals deadline to 21 August 2018. This decision has been taken in response to a technical issue that prevented information about the scheme results reaching chief executives and directors of finance within our intended timeframe. For …
Safer maternity incentive scheme update
With just one week to go before the deadline for trusts to submit paperwork relating to the Safer maternity incentive scheme including self-certification reports and action plan to contributions@resolution.nhs.uk. We have provided an ‘at-a-glance’ outline of the decision making process. Full details of the scheme and access …
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NHS Resolution customer survey 2018
We would like to invite our customers and stakeholders to take part in our annual customer survey for our 4 main organisational functions Practitioner performance advice service (formerly known as National Clinical Assessment Service, NCAS); Primary care appeals service (formerly known as Family Health Services Appeal Unit, FHSAU); Claims …
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