Vascular Surgery (FOI_7201)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to ask for the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to litigation claims involving vascular surgery.
1) The total number of claims involving vascular surgery for each of the last ten financial years (2014/15 to 2024/25).
2) The number of successful claims (i.e., those settled with payment) involving vascular surgery during the same period for each financial year.
3) The total cost of these claims for each financial year, broken down by:
- Damages paid
- Claimant legal costs
- NHS legal costs
4) A summary or breakdown of the primary causes of claims in vascular surgery during this period, broken down for each financial year
5) A summary or breakdown of the primary injuries of claims in vascular surgery during this period broken down for each financial year
6) If available, a list of NHS Trusts with the highest number of vascular surgery-related claims over this period. (if NHS trust breakdown is not appropriate or risks damaging confidentiality, could you provide regions with the highest rate of litigation instead please?)
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Psychiatry_Mental Health & Community Mental Services (FOI_7200)
The following information was requested:
I am seeking the following information:
1. Claims and Incidents Data
Please provide, in a tabular or otherwise easily readable format, the total number of clinical negligence claims and incidents involving mental health or psychiatry lodged against NHS Trusts in England from January 2013 to April 2025.
2. Per-Trust Breakdown
For the same period, please provide a breakdown by NHS Trust, showing:
- The number of claims and incidents per Trust
- The total amount of damages paid out by each Trust in relation to mental health or psychiatry claims
3. Causes and Injuries
Please provide a breakdown of:
- The leading causes of mental health and psychiatry negligence claims (e.g., failure to protect from self-harm, delays in treatment, inadequate risk assessment, etc.)
- The leading types of injuries or harm alleged in these claims
4. Trends and Thematic Analysis
Has NHS Resolution OR its predecessor organisations ever commissioned or produced any trends and thematic analysis reports regarding mental health and psychiatry negligence claims for the period in question? If so, please provide access to, or copies of, these reports.
5. Review of MOU Effectiveness with CQC
Has NHS Resolution ever commissioned or conducted a review regarding the effectiveness of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between NHS Resolution and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the period in question? If so, please provide a copy of any such review, particularly regarding trends analysis and data insights shared between the two organisations on medico-legal issues.
Delay Diagnosis, Wrong Diagnosis, Fail or Delay Treatment, Fail to perform test (FOI_7196)
The following information was requested:
From years:
2022>2023 & 2023>2024, the number of claims and awards due to missing or lost patient samples which
affected a patient.
Please also include sample type, e.g. blood sample, tissue sample, etc
(Clarified on 29 April 2025.)
If we could search using the following Cause Codes, this could yield some results:
- Fail / Delay Treatment
- Failure To Perform Tests
- Failure/Delay Diagnosis
- Wrong Diagnosis
Document management system (FOI_7192)
The following information was requested:
I would like to ask what electronic document management system your institution use? How long do you use this system? Is it possible to estimate how much it costs to maintain the system on an annual basis?
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All Surgical Claims (FOI_7191)
The following information was requested:
I am looking for the following information please (under FOI rules) relating to amputation
claims:
- In 2024, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of surgical errors leading to amputation?
- In 2024, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of or delays in diagnosis/treatment leading to amputation?
- So far in 2025, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of surgical errors leading to amputation?
- So far in 2025, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of delays in diagnosis/treatment leading to amputation?
- What percentage of those cases identified above resulted in a successful outcome for the Claimant in 2024?
- What percentage of those cases identified above resulted in a successful outcome for the Claimant in 2025?
- What is the total amount of compensation paid as a result of surgical errors leading to amputation in 2024?
- What is the total amount of compensation paid as a result of delays in diagnosis/treatment leading to amputation in 2024?
(Please, see attached PDF for clarification.)
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Data Protection services (FOI_7189)
The following information was requested:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information about your procurement of any
i. external Data Protection Officer (DPO),
ii. Data protection GDPR compliance services for the period FY2022-23 to FY2024-25:
1. Current DPO arrangements
1.1 Is the organisation’s DPO and other staff that work on data protection compliance:
a) An internal employee
b) A DPO provided by an external service provider
c) Hybrid (internal staff with external service provider support)
1.2 Where services are provided by external providers, please share the following information:
a) The Company name(s)
b) Annual spend by your organisation (FY2022/2023 through to FY2024/2025)
c) The highest day rate paid
d) Contract dates (start/end/renewal terms)
e) A brief description of the project or services provided (for instance, project title or internal reference)
f) Services covered (e.g., audits, breach management, SAR management, delivery of DPIAs)
- Please indicate what deliverables were produced
- Procurement method (e.g., open competition, framework agreement, direct award) and name of the procurement framework, if applicable.
2. Consultancy Spend
2.1 What is the organisation’s, total annual expenditure on data protection/GDPR consultancy services?
2.2 For SoW/projects which have a spend of more than £5k), please share the following information:
- Supplier company name
- The scope of the Project (e.g., "ICO investigation support", DPIA support, Internal Audit recommendation support)
- Spend
- Procurement method
3. Data Protection Compliance staffing
3.1 The Number of in-house data protection staff in the organisation? (FTE)
3.2 Are there any vacant roles? (Yes/No)
3.3 Where there any ICO investigations, audits, or enforcement actions for the period from FY2022/2023 to FY 2024/2025?
4. Future Plans
4.1 Is your organisation planning to put out to tender for any DPO/GDPR services in the current financial year?
4.2 If yes please provide the following:
- Expected timeline
- Budget range
- Key service requirements
- Procurement method
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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust & University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (FOI_7186)
The following information was requested:
I would like to request information held by NHS Resolution relating to negligence claims against trusts in Leicestershire (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust).
Please provide:
- The number of clinical claims received between financial years 2015/2016 and 2024/2025, broken down by trust and speciality.
- The number and cost of clinical claims closed (or settled with a periodical payment order) between financial years 2015/2016 and 2024/2025 with a damages payment, broken down by trust, speciality, injury and cause.
Pressure Sores (FOI_7183)
The following information was requested:
Please provide the total number of clinical negligence claims received by NHS Resolution in each calendar year from 2014 to 2024 inclusive, in which the primary or contributory cause of the alleged harm was identified as a pressure injury (also referred to as pressure ulcers, pressure sores, bed sores or decubitus ulcers).
For each year, I would be grateful if you could supply:
- The number of new claims received concerning pressure injuries.
- The number of claims settled (whether admitted liability, denied liability, or discontinued).
- The total amount paid out in damages and legal costs (where available) for pressure injury-related claims.
- If available, any further breakdown by severity (e.g. Grade 3 or 4 ulcers) or patient demographics (age bands), and setting (e.g. hospital, community, care home) if collected centrally.
If any part of the information is not held or cannot be disclosed, please advise and provide partial data where available.
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