Inappropriately discharged

Freedom of information request details

FOI request date:

Service: Claims Management Cause: Inappropriate Discharge

The following information was requested:

For the last financial year 2020/2021 please provide a breakdown of:

1) The number of claims where you have paid out damages where one of the reasons stated within the claim was that the patient was inappropriately discharged from hospital?

2) The amount of money paid out in damages where one of the reasons stated within the claim was that the patient was inappropriately discharged from the hospital?

Note: Please note this question refers to last year (20/21) as the year the claims were settled regardless of when the incident took place or when the claim was lodged.

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