Northampton Hospital
(asked on 23rd February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on obstetrics litigation involving incidents at Northampton General Hospital in each year since 2010.
The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of its members under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST). Currently, all National Health Service trusts in England are members of the CNST.
The information about spend on obstetrics litigation in relation to Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is shown in the following table.
Payments made by the NHS Litigation Authority on Obstetrics claims for Northampton General Hospital
NHS Trust from 2010 – 2014 (as at 31 January 2015) |
Payment Year | Total (£) |
2010/11 | 3,155,656 |
2011/12 | 2,712,021 |
2012/13 | 2,116,769 |
2013/14 | 757,882 |
Source: NHS Litigation Authority
In relation to the number of cases outstanding, a search of the NHS LA’s claims’ database shows that there are less than five obstetrics litigation cases in total still pending involving incidents at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust since 2010.
Where a small number of cases exists, the Department is unable to provide a specific figure or location, as the disclosure of such information could breach an individual’s confidentiality.