Understanding the risk of maternal and neonatal hyponatraemia
This case story is fictional but based on real events and lessons learnt through cases referred to NHS Resolution’s Early Notification scheme. We are sharing the experience to improve the quality of care provided to all patients, families and staff.
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How to prepare for an inquest
This film provides more detail on what to expect as a witness in an inquest. It covers from the point you are called to when you give evidence in court on the day. The purpose of this second film is to describe the process of …
Information for NHS trusts on the respective roles of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and NHS Resolution
This document is for NHS trusts in England, particularly those staff who manage complaints and/or compensation claims raised against their trust.
Giving evidence at inquest: a well prepared witness
This film provides an illustrative scenario of what a well prepared witness looks like. The purpose of this film is to demonstrate how it feels for a clinician to present evidence in the court, covering typical questions legal representatives may ask. When viewing the film, …
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Learning lessons in maternity from a recent Supreme Court ruling
This case story is based on real events and NHS Resolution is sharing the experience of those involved to help prevent a similar occurrence happening to patients, families and staff.
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Maternity incentive scheme year three
NHS Resolution launched the third year of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) maternity incentive scheme on 1 October 2020. This page provides the conditions of the scheme, full details of the ten maternity safety actions with technical guidance and a range of commonly …
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Insights from assault claims
£53.4 million will be spent to settle 1,255 of the 3,227 claims made for assault received by NHS Resolution between 2013 and 2018. This is equivalent to employing 1,700 registered nurses for one year. 1,225 claims received between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2018 …
Mediation in healthcare claims – an evalution
In December 2016, NHS Resolution (known at the time as the NHS Litigation Authority) took the ground-breaking step of becoming one of the first indemnifiers in the UK to establish a mediation panel with the focus of resolving clinical negligence and personal injury compensation claims.
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