Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol 2020
This protocol outlines a best practice approach to claims handling agreed between the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL), NHS Resolution and the patient safety charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA). It addresses the conduct of personal injury litigation during these unprecedented and difficult times …
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Case story: 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.
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.
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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Factsheet 5 – trust and authority claims data 2019/20
This factsheet provides information about trust and health authority claims we handled in 2019/20.
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NHS Resolution response to the consultation on the Framework for Involving Patients in Patient Safety
This is NHS Resolution’s response to the consultation on the proposed Framework for involving patients in patient safety from NHS Improvement. A key part of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy published in July 2019, is the introduction of a framework for Patient Safety Partners to provide …
Understanding NHS Resolution data
We frequently receive requests for data held in our claims management system. We have produced a document to help those making requests better understand the range of data that we hold, the constraints around what information we can provide and some commonly used terms.
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