Surgery related claims (FOI_6903)

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Service: Claims Management Specialty: Cardio Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Oral & Maxillo Facial Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery

The following information was requested:

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you disclose the following information:

1. The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Surgical Errors/Negligence in the last 5 years? Can this be broken down by year and by NHS Trust? Financial Years: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2023/24.
2. The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Surgical Errors/Negligence in the last 5 years? Can this be broken down by year and by cause? Financial Years: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2023/24.
3. The number of claims against NHS Trusts for Surgical Errors/Negligence in the last 5 years? Can this be broken down by year and by injury? Financial Years: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2023/24.
4. The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts for Surgical Errors/Negligence in the last 5 years broken down by Trust and year. (Including No. of claims, Damages Paid, NHS Legal Costs paid, Claimant legal costs paid, Total paid)
5. The number and cost of claims against NHS Trusts for Surgical Errors/Negligence in the last 5 years broken down by cause and year. (Including No. of claims, Damages Paid, NHS Legal Costs paid, Claimant legal costs paid, Total paid).

(Clarification)

Could you please provide information about claims related to all surgery specialty so: Cario, General, Neuro, Oral & Maxillo Facial, Orthopaedic, Plastic and Vascular.

If this isn’t possible then information related to just General Surgery claims will suffice.

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