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The following information was requested:
Follow up to – FOI_6522.
I recently came across information about cases where NHS Trusts in London had paid compensation to members of staff following claims of assault.
(London’s NHS Trusts paid more than £3million in compensation for staff claims of assault against them over the last five years, data revealed. According to an investigation by Legal Expert, NHS Trusts across London paid a total of £3,046,811 in damages after settling 159 NHS staff assault cases between 2013 and 2019.)
Similar information was contained in your response to FOI_4379.
I had been under the impression that NHS Trusts could only compensate patients – not members of staff – so I’d be grateful if you could tell me whether the payments were all made as a result of claims settled in court or whether the payments also included out-of-court settlements and other forms of internal payment.
Download this information request [Information request for Compensation for staff claims (FOI_7206)]
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