Freedom of Information disclosure log

Sexual Abuse

The following information was requested:

Please provide me with information held by NHS Resolution for the following years: 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22.

– Number of claims made where the cause code given was “sexual abuse”

– Number of injury claims where the code given was “sexual abuse”

– Number of claims closed where the injury code give was “sexual abuse”

– Total amount paid out by NHS Resolution where the injury code was sexual abuse

Printing Services

The following information was requested:

I am currently trying to build an updated view of 2021  Strategic/SME print supplier spend and page usage levels, as now affected by COVID-19, across the UK Govt and associated agencies/bodies. With this in mind, can you please provide the following information:

1. Who is your preferred supplier for MFD/Printer Hardware? (Please state in multiple suppliers)

2. Please state the number of printers currently within the organisation, to include a breakdown of MFDs (multi-functional devices), Print Room devices and desktop printers.

3. What are your current annual page volumes (split by Colour and Mono)?

4. What is the approximate annual spend for both hardware and services?

5. What date is your contract due for renewal?

6. Which procurement route or framework was used to procure this service?

7. Which person/role is responsible for procuring your printer contracts?

Fatality Claims_Obstetrics Related

Service: Claims Management Speciality: Obstetrics

The following information was requested:

[Follow up to FOI_5199]

Can I please make a follow up – requesting how much was paid out on the 68 obstetrics fatality claims for 2019/20?

And secondly – what was the breakdown on

a) the annual number of obstetric fatality claims, and

b) the total paid out – for the last 5 years.

Malnutrition

The following information was requested:

How many claims have been settled in the last five financial years up to and including 2019/20 where one of the injuries is recorded as malnutrition? Please state how many were (i) settled with no damages and (ii) settled with damages paid?

For those where damages were paid please state the (i) total of these damages, (ii) the defence costs paid and (iii) the claimants’ costs paid?

NOTE: These questions relate to when the claim was paid or closed, not when the claim was
lodged or when the incident took place.

Claims in excess of £5million

The following information was requested:

This question relates to all settlements that have been made by the NHSLA and NHS Resolution where the settlement figure of compensation was equal to or in excess of £5million,
or the total budgeted payment was estimated to be equal to or in excess of £5million (this is for a staged payment where the initial payment may be less than £5m but over the life of the claim you have budgeted to pay out more than £5m).

For each settlement please provide the trust name, damages paid and/or total damages budgeted to be paid, injury and speciality.

Please could this data be provided for the last financial year (2020/21).

NOTE: These questions relate to when the claim was paid or closed, not when the claim was lodged or when the incident took place.

Accident and Emergency Department

Service: Claims Management Speciality: Casualty / A & E

The following information was requested:

I am interested in CNST claims where the primary site is Accident and Emergency Department. I would like information for the past 3 years to cover nationally what were the top 3 claims (by volume) i.e. delay diagnosis, missed fracture etc. Also have the number of A&E CNST claims gone up in the last 3 years?

Treatments in non-NHS hospitals

The following information was requested:

1. How much has the NHS paid in compensation to NHS patients for operations and treatments in non NHS hospitals and treatment centre in (a) 2019/20 and (b) 2020/21 and what was the most common injury category for payment in each of those years?

2. Can you provide a table of all the injury codes for the cohort of payouts in relation to Question 1 and the number of claims against each code?

Note: The question refers to when the payout was made regardless of when the claim was lodged or when the incident happened.

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