Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England has paid in compensation to patients in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) indemnifies National Health Service organisations in England and many independent sector providers of NHS care against claims.
The NHS LA handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of its members under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST). Currently, all NHS trusts in England are members of the CNST.
The amounts paid by the NHS LA to patients under CNST in the last three years where NHS England is the legal defendant are contained in the table below:
Payment Year | Damages Paid | Defence Costs Paid | Claimant Costs Paid | Total Amount Paid |
2011/12 | £787,905 | £308,479 | £1,144,361 | £2,240,745 |
2012/13 | £6,015,035 | £646,217 | £1,406,681 | £8,067,933 |
2013/14 | £4,428,933 | £981,496 | £3,330,594 | £8,741,022 |
Source: NHS LA