Extravasation
From 1 April 2010 until 1 December 2021 NHS Resolution received 467 claims relating to extravasation injuries. Of those 467 claims, 214 have settled with damages and 112 have closed with nil damages. This has cost the National Health Service (NHS) 16 million pounds. This …
Heparin and anticoagulants
From 1 April 2015 until 31 March 2020 NHS Resolution received 373 claims relating to heparin and anticoagulant medication errors. Out of these 373 claims, 104 were settled with damages paid, 114 without merit and 155 remain open. The total cost of closed claims is …
Maternity medication errors
NHS Resolution received 55 claims relating to medication errors in maternity claims between 1st April 2015 and 31st March 2020. Out of these 55 claims, 22 were settled with damages paid, 13 without merit and 20 remain open. The analysis held within this leaflet only …
Primary Care Appeals – who we are and what we do
NHS Resolution is responsible for ensuring the prompt and fair resolution of appeals and disputes between primary care contractors or those wishing to provide primary care services and NHS England/Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG). Contractors or those wishing to provide primary care services include general practitioners, …
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Did you know? Insights into medication errors
The analysis held within this leaflet only focuses on closed claims that have been settled with damages paid and concern an element of the medication process: prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administering and monitoring.
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Preventing surgical burns
From 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2019, NHS Resolution were notified of 631 clinical negligence claims relating to surgical burns to patients. Out of these 631 claims, 459 were settled, 58 were unmeritorious and 114 are still open. This has led to NHS Resolution …
Retained foreign object post procedure
From 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2020, NHS Resolution received 800 claims for incidents of retained foreign object post procedure. Out of these 800 claims, 454 were settled with damages paid , 193 without merit and 153 remain open.
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Cauda equina syndrome
From January 2008 to December 2018, NHS Resolution received 827 claims for incidents of cauda equina syndrome. Out of these 827 claims, 340 were settled with damages, 212 were without merit and 275 remain open.
