Select glossary terms alphabetically below.
Injury codes
All claims received are categorised against pre-defined injury codes on our database. These will be the main injuries suffered by the claimant as a result of the incident.
Incident description field
A free text field used to record a brief summary of the circumstances leading to a claim.
Incident date/year
Date/year that an alleged incident took place. If the allegations span a period of time then the earliest date in the period is used.
Damages paid
The amount of compensation paid to date. This may not be the full amount of compensation if further payments are due to be made in the future.
Clinical claim
A claim for compensation arising from negligent care or treatment.
Cause code
All claims received are categorised against pre-defined cause codes on our database. This will be the main cause(s) of the incident in relation to the claim.
