Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts maternity incentive scheme appeals deadlines extended to 21 August 2018
NHS Resolution is extending the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts maternity incentive scheme appeals deadline to 21 August 2018. This decision has been taken in response to a technical issue that prevented information about the scheme results reaching chief executives and directors of finance within our intended timeframe. For …
NHS Resolution presses ahead with mediation as litigation decreases but claims costs continue to rise
2017/18 annual report and accounts published Formal litigation reduced to the lowest recorded level as NHS Resolution mediated more claims in a single year than in its entire history. This was accompanied by a welcome reduction in claimant legal costs (by £31.8 million) for the …
New Board members will help NHS Resolution deliver its ambitious agenda
NHS Resolution has welcomed two new members to the Board who will play a key role in delivering its ambitious plans. From establishing and administering the general practice indemnity scheme due in April 2019, to shifting compensation claims out of the courtroom and into the …
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Safer maternity incentive scheme update
With just one week to go before the deadline for trusts to submit paperwork relating to the Safer maternity incentive scheme including self-certification reports and action plan to contributions@resolution.nhs.uk. We have provided an ‘at-a-glance’ outline of the decision making process. Full details of the scheme and access …
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Landmark case sees Huddersfield man jailed for NHS fraud
Today, in a landmark case, Sandip Singh Atwal was sentenced to three months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS and deceive the Court. Hempsons Solicitors, instructed by NHS Resolution on behalf of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, successfully established that Mr …
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NHS Resolution Court of Appeal success in ‘bulk conversion’ cases
NHS Resolution has saved the NHS £270,000 in legal costs claimed across three test cases heard in the Court of Appeal with potentially millions of pounds more savings expected on cases waiting in the wings. In line with its strategy to tackle excessive legal costs, …
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Scanning of Paper Medical Records
Scanning of Paper Medical Records We have come across a number of cases recently where the transfer of paper records to digital form has caused difficulty in defending claims. This is especially so where CTG traces are involved. Sometimes the originals are destroyed and this …
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NHS Resolution customer survey 2018
We would like to invite our customers and stakeholders to take part in our annual customer survey for our 4 main organisational functions Practitioner performance advice service (formerly known as National Clinical Assessment Service, NCAS); Primary care appeals service (formerly known as Family Health Services Appeal Unit, FHSAU); Claims …
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