Claims relating to Nitrous Oxide (FOI_7902)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to request the following information from NHS Resolution under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
For 2019 onwards (please break down by year):
1) The number of claims made in relation to Entonox gas exposure in the workplace, broken down by NHS trust
a) For each NHS trust, please provide a total value of claims settled
b) Please also specify whether the claims were made by staff or patients.
[On 19 May, you clarified]
I am not sure what code this would apply to – could you please help me to choose the correct one?
I am after claims which have been submitted by staff who were exposed to nitrous oxide (known as gas and air).
Advice cases by the individual country of qualification (FOI_7901)
The following information was requested:
In each of the last five years, I am looking for the number of Practitioner Performance Advice cases involving Behaviour/misconduct or other clinical or health concerns by the individual country of qualification – i.e. to breakdown categories like “outside the EEA”.
You publish statistics for doctor PPA cases which relate the number of complaints by country of qualification to the number of doctors in the workforce who have that region of qualification (UK, EEA, non-EEA). So is it also possible to get the number of Practitioner Performance Advice cases involving doctors which involve Behaviour/misconduct or other clinical or health concerns by the individual country of qualification – and the corresponding number of doctors in the workforce so that I can make similar odds rations by individual country of qualification.
Private health insurance contribution for staff_FOI_7897
The following information was requested:
This is an information request relating to private health insurance for staff. Please provide me with the following information for the 2025-26 financial year:
The total amount spent by your organisation on funding or subsidising private healthcare/medical insurance for your staff during the 2025-26 financial year.
A summary or copy of the private healthcare policy/policies currently available to your staff. Please include details regarding the level of cover provided and the eligibility criteria for staff to access this benefit (e.g., whether it is available to all staff, or restricted to certain pay grades or roles).
The total number of staff members who were enrolled in or successfully claimed from this private healthcare scheme during the 2025-26 financial year.
Claims relating to Bile Duct Damage (FOI_7899)
The following information was requested:
Follow up to: FOI_5297.
[On the 14 May, you requested]
You previously kindly provided me with information pertaining to the medicolegal burden to the NHS of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy (request number above). The data you provided was between 2001 and 2021………I’m wondering if there is any updated information available.
(Please, see attached PDF for clarifications.)
Primary Care Appeal case (FOI_7888)
The following information was requested:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request copies of documents and correspondence relating to the appeal decision concerning the application by PharmaDerma (or any associated applicant entity) for an NHS community pharmacy contract in Totnes, Devon, believed to relate to premises at or connected with Leatside Surgery.
In particular, I request:
- The full written appeal determination or decision notice issued by NHS Resolution or the Pharmacy Appeals Unit.
- Any documents setting out the reasons for allowing the appeal and overturning the approval previously granted for the application.
- Any reports, briefing papers, assessment documents, recommendations, or internal summaries prepared for decision-makers relating to the appeal outcome.
- Any correspondence sent to the applicant, Devon Integrated Care Board, or interested parties which explains the reasoning behind the decision.
- Any documents identifying which provisions of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 were considered not to have been satisfied.
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Public liability claims involving slips, trips, and falls on NHS premises (FOI_7869)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following information for the past five years in relation to public liability claims involving slips, trips, and falls on NHS premises:
1. The total number of claims relating to slips, trips, and falls.
2. The total amount paid out in compensation for these claims.
3. The average compensation payment per successful claim.
4. The highest single compensation payment made.
5. A breakdown of claims by location, where available (e.g. hospital corridors, stairways, entrances, wet areas, car parks).
6. Any available information on the most common causes of these incidents (e.g. wet floors, inadequate slip resistance, spillages, poor maintenance).
7. The number of claims that were:
- Settled
- Defended and rejected
If the information cannot be provided in full, please provide a summary or aggregated data within the cost limit.
And clarified:
Having reviewed the material, I would be grateful if you could clarify or provide the following, where available:
Having reviewed the material, I would be grateful if you could clarify or provide the following, where available:
1. Average compensation per successful claim
2. While total damages and number of settled claims are provided, could you confirm whether the average compensation payment per successful claim is held or can be reasonably derived from existing datasets?
3. Claim outcomes (defended vs rejected)
4. The data distinguishes between claims with damages and those with NIL damages.
5. Could you clarify whether NIL damages cases include:
- Claims successfully defended
- Claims withdrawn or abandoned
- Claims settled without payment
6. If available, please provide a breakdown of claim outcomes by these categories.
7. Causes of incidents
8. I understand that detailed causes may not be separately coded. However, could you confirm whether any broader categorisation exists beyond “slips, trips and falls” (for example, environmental factors, surface conditions, or equipment-related causes)?
Claims against North East Ambulance Service NHS – fatality (FOI_7865)
The following information was requested:
Fatal clinical negligence cases against North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Please disclose for each of the following years, in regards to North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, the number of negligence claims involving a primary injury of “fatality”: 2015 – 2025.
- For the above claims of negligence with an outcome of fatality, please filter out and give the primary cause given against each fatal case:
For example:
Fail / Delay Treatment
Fail/Delay Admitting To Hosp.
Fail/Delay Referring To Hosp.
Failure/Delay Diagnosis
Fail To Supervise
Unexpected Death
Other
Fail To Recog. Complication Of
Wrong Diagnosis
Inappropriate Treatment
Lack Of Assistance/Care
(Please, see attached PDF for clarifications.)
Claims for head and neck_FOI_7867
The following information was requested and clarified:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request data regarding clinical negligence claims settled or lodged against the NHS between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025.
Specifically, I am requesting data for the following medical specialities:
· Ophthalmology
· Otolaryngology (ENT)
· Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (MaxFax)
· Neurosurgery
· Plastic Surgery (specifically cases categorised as Head and Neck related)
Data Requirements:
Please provide the data broken down by the subheadings provided in the attached document.
For your convenience, these primary data fields include:
Administrative: Claims status (open, closed, or settled but not paid), incident date, NHSR notification date, date claim closed, primary speciality associated with claim, location of incident, CNST Member/ Trust name, defendant law firm, claimant law firm.
Clinical: Incident details/ description, primary cause, injury sustained, patient sex and age at incident
Financial: Damages paid, defence costs paid, claimant costs paid, total paid to date, total damages reserved/ claimed, total claimant costs claimed, claim scheme, outcome/ resolution method (e.g., settled out of court, trial, dropped).
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