Legal firms appointed to NHS Resolution legal panel
NHS Resolution has appointed 11 law firms for the provision of health-related legal services over three years. The new Legal Framework consists of two panels of law firms and comes into effect on 1 March 2022. The panels will cover services related to clinical and …
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Top gynaecologist and clinical negligence expert appointed as non-executive directors at NHS Resolution. Plus Leading actuary appointed to Reserving and Pricing Committee
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce that Professor Dame Lesley Regan [pictured above, left] and Janice Barber [pictured above, right] have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors. The appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care today. Professor Lesley Regan …
Improving outcomes for patients with diabetes
More than 4.9 million people in the UK have diabetes. There are roughly 850,000 people currently living with type 2 diabetes who have not yet been diagnosed. Diabetes leads to more than 9,500 leg, toe or foot amputations every year, or 185 a week. Early …
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£5k NHS compensation fraud lands claimant with 7 month custodial sentence
Re: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust v Rhys Williams Claim Number QB-2021-001844 Committal Hearing – 1 November 2021 A claimant has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 7 months, having fabricated a minor accident at an NHS trust. NHS …
Continuing to support the Covid-19 response and NHS staff during the pandemic
As we enter into the second autumn of the pandemic, we continue to work with our partners to support the Covid-19 response and NHS staff. We’ve been working with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure that …
Practitioner Performance Advice launches a range of digital resources
Our Practitioner Performance Advice education service has developed a range of digital resources, including five short, informational videos detailing key aspects of the service. The videos form part of the service’s overall aim to support the healthcare system in understanding, managing and resolving performance concerns …
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Case of note: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust . AKC (High Court, 29 September 2021 – Steyn J. and Master Brown)
This was a complex and high value clinical negligence case involving the treatment of a cerebral arterio-venous malformation in 2012. The trust admitted liability and settlement received court approval in 2019. Solicitors for the claimant submitted a bill of costs exceeding £1m. NHS Resolution argued …
2021 Scorecards launch
Our 2021 Claims scorecards were launched on 14 September and are available to members via our extranet. The individual scorecards allows our members to view both clinical and non-clinical claims, by type and cost. The scorecards play a pivotal role in allowing NHS trusts and …
