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The following information was requested and clarified :
I am submitting a Freedom of Information request regarding clinical negligence claims relating to prostate cancer.
Please provide data for the period 1 January 2000 to 30 March 2026, extracted from NHS Resolution datasets using relevant prostate cancer diagnostic coding or claim classification.
1. Claims Volume & Outcomes
– Total number of clinical negligence claims relating to prostate cancer
– Number settled out of court
– Number proceeding to formal court judgment
– Number closed with no payment
Please provide this as an annual breakdown.
2. Financial Data
– Total compensation paid (aggregate)
– General damages
– Special damages
– Total claimant legal costs
– Total NHS legal costs
Provide annual and total figures.
3. Cause of Claim
– Delayed diagnosis
– Misdiagnosis
– Failure to refer
– Failure to act on PSA
– Failure to follow NICE guidance
– Diagnostic delay (imaging or biopsy)
– Treatment delay
– Overtreatment
4. Outcome Severity
– Death
– Metastatic progression
– Permanent disability
5. Time Delays (where available)
– First presentation to diagnosis
– Referral to treatment
6. Demographics (where available)
– Age
– Ethnicity
– Region
7. Policy-Linked Claims
– Lack of screening
– PSA access issues
8. Data Notes
– Definitions used
– Dataset limitations
Download this information request [Information request for Claims re prostate cancer_FOI_7814]
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