Primary Care Appeals outlines its role in dispute resolution
Our Primary Care Appeals service has launched a video outlining its role in the NHS dispute resolution procedure. As an appellate body, the service is responsible for ensuring the prompt and fair resolution of appeals and disputes between primary care contractors or those wishing to …
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NHS Resolution publishes Annual report and accounts for 2020/21
NHS Resolution has launched its Annual report and accounts for 2020/21. The year in question was one of tremendous pressure for the NHS given the Covid-19 pandemic. The report pays tribute to our NHS staff for all that they have done to keep us all …
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Attempted clinical negligence fraud lands claimant with jail sentence and an order to repay damages and costs
On 2 July 2021, Mr Darren Dommett was sentenced[1] to 29 weeks, almost 7 months, in jail for attempting to defraud the NHS of nearly £2 million. The Court found Mr Dommett had deliberately and grossly exaggerated the extent of his disabilities. The sentence also …
Correction to NHS Resolution’s written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee (HSCSC) on the safety of maternity services in England
NHS Resolution has written to the HSCSC to correct an error in its written submission to the committee. A copy of the letter is here. The correction amends reference to the cost of maternity claims in 2019/20. NHS Resolution’s written submission of 14 September 2020 …
NHS Resolution publishes business plan for 2021/22
We’re delighted to announce the publication of our Business plan 2021/22. In it, we set out key objectives for the final year of our refreshed five year strategy, Delivering fair resolution and learning from harm. The past 18 months have posed an extreme and unprecedented …
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Scorecard user guide for members
To support member organisations to make the best use of their scorecards – the interactive tool in an Excel format that provides members with an analysis of their organisation’s clinical and non-clinical claims – we have created an animation that explains how scorecards are used. …
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Primary Care Appeals: interest on monies owed
Primary Care Appeals has been the expert appellate body providing resolution in unresolved disputes between NHS service commissioners and NHS service providers for the last twenty-eight years. Wherever local resolution fails, Primary Care Appeal steps in to resolve disputes between NHS England and Improvement or …
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Case of note: Henry v. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (High Court, December 2020)
Mr. Henry was a carpenter who suffered long-standing back pain and sciatica following an accident at work in 1990. In 2010 he underwent surgery which involved the insertion of bilateral pedicle screws in his back, secured with metal rods. Unfortunately he continued to experience severe …
