Source · Clinical negligence
NHS Resolution: Clinical Negligence
222 NHS trusts
6 years covered
£2799.6M payouts (2024-25)
11,859 claims (2024-25)
Annual claims, damages, and legal costs per NHS trust. Covers the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS), and Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts (RPST). Source: NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
Claims and costs over time
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| Year | New claims | Damages (£m) | Legal (£m) | Total cost (£m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 12529 | 2198.5516000000002 | 0.0 | 2198.5516000000002 |
| 2020-21 | 10765 | 2062.3311 | 0.0 | 2062.3311 |
| 2021-22 | 10577 | 2205.8146 | 0.0 | 2205.8146 |
| 2022-23 | 11169 | 2382.1497999999997 | 0.0 | 2382.1497999999997 |
| 2023-24 | 14624 | 2580.5132999999996 | 0.0 | 2580.5132999999996 |
| 2024-25 | 11859 | 2799.5842000000002 | 0.0 | 2799.5842000000002 |
Ten trusts with the most new claims
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| Trust | New claims |
|---|---|
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 1,523 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1,343 |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 1,274 |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 1,264 |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 1,117 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 1,080 |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 1,077 |
| United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 960 |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 930 |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 863 |
NHS trusts received 11,859 new clinical negligence claims in 2024-25, with £2799.6M in damages paid. · Damages paid divided by new claims: £236k. Payments and new claims may concern different cases; this is not the average settlement value. · New claims down 18.9% year-on-year (2023-24 to 2024-25). · Over 6 years (2019-20 to 2024-25): 71,523 new claims and £14.2bn in recorded damages paid.
Trust records
| Trust | Year | Scheme | ODS | New claims | Damages | Legal costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCF | 25 | £10,079k | £0k |
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBS | 23 | £22,583k | £0k |
| Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTK | 45 | £27,099k | £0k |
| Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVN | 19 | £708k | £0k |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RF4 | 104 | £31,092k | £0k |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFF | 60 | £15,358k | £0k |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1H | 202 | £54,974k | £0k |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RC9 | 91 | £36,348k | £0k |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWX | 17 | £1,913k | £0k |
| Birmingham Community Healthcare | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYW | 17 | £343k | £0k |
| Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXT | 29 | £1,224k | £0k |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQ3 | 52 | £26,518k | £0k |
| Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAJ | 15 | £699k | £0k |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXL | 105 | £26,759k | £0k |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMC | 61 | £23,863k | £0k |
| Bradford District Care Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAD | 10 | £398k | £0k |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAE | 76 | £17,790k | £0k |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY2 | 0 | £912k | £0k |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXQ | 44 | £16,255k | £0k |
| Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWY | 81 | £12,628k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT1 | 13 | £747k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYV | 0 | £246k | £0k |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGT | 79 | £22,174k | £0k |
| Care Quality Commission | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | CQC033 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV3 | 35 | £2,286k | £0k |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYX | 10 | £3,008k | £0k |
| Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQM | 78 | £20,553k | £0k |
| Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXA | 20 | £1,174k | £0k |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFS | 46 | £17,191k | £0k |
| Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ8 | 9 | £1,012k | £0k |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJR | 53 | £9,920k | £0k |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXP | 99 | £16,510k | £0k |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYG | 19 | £382k | £0k |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ6 | 57 | £13,949k | £0k |
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX4 | 11 | £780k | £0k |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN7 | 44 | £17,937k | £0k |
| Department of Health | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | DOH033 | 0 | £11k | £0k |
| Derbyshire Community Health Services | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY8 | 11 | £291k | £0k |
| Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXM | 17 | £287k | £0k |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWV | 0 | £330k | £0k |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP5 | 119 | £19,364k | £0k |
| Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBD | 28 | £4,652k | £0k |
| Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDY | 12 | £207k | £0k |
| Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNA | 99 | £15,744k | £0k |
| Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0C | 0 | £715k | £0k |
| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWH | 63 | £25,589k | £0k |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJN | 17 | £13,725k | £0k |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVV | 127 | £37,309k | £0k |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXR | 119 | £34,315k | £0k |
| East London NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWK | 30 | £3,600k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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