NHS: Negligence
(asked on 10th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2020 to Question 88854, on NHS: Negligence, how much the NHS has spent on medication errors in (a) 2020-2021 and (b) 2021-2022.
NHS Resolution handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of National Health Service organisations and independent sector providers of NHS care in England.
The following table shows the total value of payments made by NHS Resolution for damages and legal costs in respect of medication errors in 2020/21 on behalf of NHS organisations in England. Audited data for financial year 2021/22 is not yet available.
Financial year | Damages paid | NHS legal costs | Claimant legal costs | Total costs |
2020/21 | £10,216,620 | £859,446 | £5,810,707 | £16,886,773 |