Diabetes and lower limb complications: A thematic review of clinical negligence claims
Standardised care and better education could prevent diabetic patients from undergoing amputations, preserve wellbeing and save the NHS money, an NHS Resolution report has found. The report identifies themes in compensation claims involving patients with progressive diabetes-related lower-limb complications that in the worst cases can …
Jail sentence for multi-million pound attempt to claim damages from NHS
At a committal hearing on Thursday 26 May 2022, Holly White was sentenced to six months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS of in excess of £4 million. She has also been ordered to pay back £45,000 of interim payments, and meet …
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NHS Resolution strategy to 2025 published
Maximising learning from data and working collaboratively to improve maternity outcomes are two of the priorities in NHS Resolution’s new strategy, which is published today. ‘Advise, Resolve and Learn: Our strategy to 2025’ is NHS Resolution’s blueprint from April 2022 for the next three years. …
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Resources to support the right decisions on excluding doctors and dentists published
A suite of resources from NHS Resolution’s Practitioner Performance Advice service will help healthcare leaders make the right decisions on exclusions, to ensure patients and staff are protected from harm, and that doctors and dentists are treated fairly, in line with a just and learning …
Learning from Emergency Medicine compensation claims
NHS Resolution has today published a set of three reports which explore clinical issues that contribute to compensation claims within Emergency Departments. Emergency Departments (ED) in England provide a high-quality service to patients under challenging circumstances. It is understanding how claims can provide unique learning …
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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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Legal firms appointed to NHS Resolution legal panel
NHS Resolution has appointed 11 law firms for the provision of health-related legal services over three years. The new Legal Framework consists of two panels of law firms and comes into effect on 1 March 2022. The panels will cover services related to clinical and …
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Top gynaecologist and clinical negligence expert appointed as non-executive directors at NHS Resolution. Plus Leading actuary appointed to Reserving and Pricing Committee
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce that Professor Dame Lesley Regan [pictured above, left] and Janice Barber [pictured above, right] have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors. The appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care today. Professor Lesley Regan …
