Select glossary terms alphabetically below.
Healthcare Professional Alert Notice (HPAN)
Healthcare Professional Alert Notice is an alert system managed nationally by Practitioner Performance Advice to alert employers to the existence of serious grounds for concern about a regulated health practitioner who has departed an organisation and for whom concerns were unresolved. This differs from performers’ list management (restrictions on practice), which are logged centrally by Primary Care Appeals and shared with requesting health bodies
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
Getting It Right First Time: https://gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk
Family Health Services Appeal Unit (FHSAU)
Family Health Services Appeal Unit, now known as our Primary Care Appeals service.
Extranet
A secure web portal providing our members and our solicitors with real-time access to their claims data. The data help our members prevent harm to patients and staff, which might otherwise lead to future claims against the NHS.
Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme (Ex-RHA)
The Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme is funded by DHSC and is a clinical negligence claims scheme that indemnifies the liabilities of former regional health authorities.
Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice (ELSGP)
The Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice covers NHS historical liability claims of general practice members of medical defence organisations that enter into interim arrangements in respect of such liabilities. Liabilities within scope of the interim arrangements with the Medical Protection Society (MPS) were covered under the ELSGP from 1 April 2021. Those within scope of the arrangements with the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) were covered under the ELSGP from 6 April 2020.
Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS)
The Existing Liabilities Scheme is funded by DHSC and is a clinical negligence claims scheme that indemnifies pre-April 1995 incidents.
Existing Liabilities for General Practice (ELGP)
The Secretary of State has agreed interim arrangements with two Medical Defence Organisations, Medical Protection Society and Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, in relation to NHS historical liabilities arising from general practice incidents that occurred prior to 1 April 2019. NHS Resolution carries out the Secretary of State’s oversight responsibilities under those interim arrangements in relation to the management of claims for the liabilities within scope of the arrangements. The costs are funded out of the budget for the NHS held by NHS England and NHS Improvement, which are transferred to NHS Resolution via financing from DHSC.
