Select glossary terms alphabetically below.
Duty of candour
The statutory duty of candour places a requirement on providers of health and adult social care to be open with patients when things go wrong. It means providers must notify the patient about incidents where ‘serious harm’ has occurred and provide an apology and explanation where appropriate
HM Treasury discount rates
These discount rates are designed to recognise the value of money over time: £1 now may be worth more or less in the future. Applying a discount rate to the amounts we expect to pay out in the future enables us to put a value on those outgoings at today’s prices. It tells us how much we would need to pay out if we settled all of those future obligations today.
Coronavirus Temporary Indemnity Scheme (CTIS)
A new, but short-term, scheme designed to manage indemnity arrangements for activities carried out in response to the pandemic, such as Designated Settings Indemnity Support for care homes.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST)
A scheme which covers clinical negligence claims for incidents occurring on or after 1 April 1995
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Coronavirus (CNSC)
A scheme launched on 3 April 2020 to meet clinical negligence liabilities arising from NHS services provided in response to the coronavirus pandemic where no other indemnity or insurance arrangements are in place already to cover such liabilities.
Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP)
A clinical negligence scheme which covers clinical negligence claims for incidents occurring in general practice on or after 1 April 2019
Conditional fee arrangement (CFA)
A type of funding agreement between claimant lawyers and their clients.
