Clinical negligence claims made by people in prison (FOI_7802)
The following information was requested:
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information (for England):
1. The number of clinical negligence claims made by people in prison (i.e. people held in prison at the time of the alleged negligence), where damages were paid out for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25? Please provide the information broken down by financial year. Please also provide what data is available to date (within the FOI time restrictions) for the year 2025/26.
2. The total amount of damages paid in relation to these claims? Please break this down into general damages, special damages and legal costs for each of the financial years in 1 above.
3. For the financial years stated in 1 above, please provide a breakdown of the primary cause of damages, where a claim has been made where a payment(s) was/were made using the cause codes used in the NHS Resolution’s electronic case management system as set out in the ‘Speciality-injury-and-cause-codes.xlsx’ spreadsheet).
4. For the financial years listed in 1 above please confirm which ten NHS Trusts have had the most number of claims made against them by people held in prison (at the time of the alleged negligence), where a payment of damages has been made? For each of these ten trusts please provide (i) the name of the trust, (ii) the number of claims paid out and (iii) the total value of the damages and costs paid out in those claims.
Advice cases re sexual misconduct (FOI_7800)
The following information was requested:
Doctor/dentist/pharmacist breakdown for the ten-year period: counts of Practitioner Performance Advice cases where the concern was identified as sexual misconduct.
Claims made by NHS staff for personal injury and accidents (FOI_7795)
The following information was requested:
Could you please provide data in response to the following questions:
1.The number of claims against NHS Trusts by NHS staff for personal injury/accidents at work in the last 5 years? Please break down by financial year (2020/2021, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) and by cause – for instance, needlestick injuries; slips, trips and falls; faulty equipment; injuries/illnesses caused by inadequate PPE; assault in the workplace; bullying and harassment in the workplace; sexual assault/harassment in the workplace.
a) Can the same information also be broken down by NHS Trust?
b) Can the same information be broken down by injury and/or cause?
2. The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts by NHS staff for personal injury/accidents at work in the last 5 years? Please break down by financial year (2020/2021, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25) and by cause – for instance, needlestick injuries; slips, trips and falls; faulty equipment; injuries/illnesses caused by inadequate PPE; assault in the workplace; bullying and harassment in the workplace; sexual assault/harassment in the workplace.
a) Can the same information also be broken down by NHS Trust (Including no. of claims, damages paid, NHS legal costs paid, claimant legal costs paid, total paid.)
b) Can the same information be broken down by injury and /or cause? (Including no. of claims, damages paid, NHS legal costs paid, claimant legal costs paid, total paid.)
Mesothelioma_Asbestos Exposure (FOI_7796)
The following information was requested:
Please can you provide me with the following information:
Details of any previous claims brought against North Manchester General Hospital, Crumpsall Hospital, the Northern Care Alliance or Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust relating to exposure to asbestos at the North Manchester General Hospital site, whether from direct employees or contractors exposed on site.
Dermatology (FOI_7798)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you provide the following information regarding claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology:
1) Number of claims by Trust and year
– The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology, broken down by NHS Trust and by financial year.
– Please provide this data for all available financial years (e.g., 2000/01 onwards, or earliest year held to the present).
2) Number of claims by cause and year
– The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology, broken down by cause and by financial year.
– Please provide for all available financial years.
3) Number of claims by injury and year
– The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology, broken down by injury and by financial year.
– Please provide for all available financial years.
4) Cost of claims by Trust and year
– The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology, broken down by NHS Trust and financial year. Please include:
– Number of claims
– Damages paid
– NHS legal costs paid
– Claimant legal costs paid
– Total paid
5) Cost of claims by cause and year
– The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts for Dermatology, broken down by cause and financial year.
– Please include the same cost breakdown as above.
For clarity, this request is intended to cover all financial years for which records are available, not just the last five.
Download this information request [Information request for Dermatology (FOI_7798)]
Obstetrics Claims for specified Trusts (FOI_7791)
The following information was requested:
Many thanks for this information. [Follow up to – FOI_7700]
I would like the same information for the same time period for the following NHS Trusts please:
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (since 2022, part of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
(Please, see clarification in the attached PDF.)
Claims for obstetrics and gynaecology from 2006-07 (FOI_7793)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to clinical negligence claims in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in England.
Please provide data for claims notified between financial years 2004/05 and 2024/25, with incident dates between financial years 1994/95 and 2024/25.
For this cohort, I would be grateful if you could provide, insofar as this is held and disclosable, the following:
- the number of claims received;
- the number of claims closed with nil damages paid;
- the number of claims closed with a damages payment and associated costs;
- a breakdown by primary cause, including number of claims and cost;
- a breakdown by primary injury, including number of claims and cost; and
- a breakdown by trust, including number of claims, cost, primary injury, and primary cause.
Primary Care Appeals re SHA_18735 (FOI_7789)
The following information was requested:
Under point 4.3 of the PREMISES COSTS – CURRENT MARKET RENT GUIDANCE, we are referred to SHA/18735, yet there isn’t a copy online anywhere.
Guidance extract below:
“With respect to disputes as to the appropriate level of CMR, it has been determined that the three years start to run when the Commissioner reports to the contractor a CMR with which the contractor does not agree (see SHA/18735).”
Can you please provide a copy of this case?
