New academic partnership to deliver benefits in patient safety and improved claims learning
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce the launch of a new academic partnership with London South Bank University and Staffordshire University, which has been in place since March 2021. The partnership has been designed as a collaboration between NHS Resolution and both universities to support …
NHS Resolution reappoints two Non-Executive Directors to its Board whilst future recruitment gets underway
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce that Nigel Trout has been reappointed as a Non-Executive Director following his first three-year term on our board. Nigel, who spent his career within the banking and professional services sectors, first joined the board of NHS Resolution in April …
NHS Resolution’s response to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s System Oversight Framework 2021/22 Consultation
NHS Resolution have provided a supportive formal response to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s System Oversight Framework 2021/22 Consultation. Details of the response can be found here.
New guide helps NHS trusts improve patient safety by learning from clinical negligence claims
A new best practice guide helping trusts learn more from NHS negligence claims has been issued in the drive for better patient safety. With the cost of harm for clinical negligence claims from incidents in 2019/20 expected to cost the NHS £8.3 billion, the Getting …
NHS Resolution responds to the CQC’s consultation on changes for more flexible and responsive regulation
NHS Resolution has provided a written response to the CQC’s recent consultation on changes for more flexible and responsive regulation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, demonstrating support for the CQC’s approach. The consultation proposes changes to a number of areas of CQC responsibility, including …
Maternity incentive scheme and Early Notification update
We know that the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic continues to place a huge strain on NHS services, and so we have been looking at some of our key programmes to ensure that trusts are supported during this challenging time. We have recently made some revisions to …
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Case of note: EH v. Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (Supreme Court, 30 October 2020)
EH suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and on 25 August 2010 stabbed her mother to death whilst experiencing a serious psychotic episode. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act, 1983. She …
Introducing a Local Assessment of Clinical Performance
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to deliver on-site clinical performance assessments of practitioners in the NHS at this time. We understand that healthcare organisations may still need help with assessing aspects of a practitioner’s clinical performance so we have developed …
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