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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYR | 138 | £42,928k | £0k |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBK | 59 | £13,854k | £0k |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RET | 9 | £2,506k | £0k |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RET | 16 | £0k | £0k |
| Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWW | 54 | £12,198k | £0k |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWG | 46 | £18,065k | £0k |
| West London Mental Health NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKL | 23 | £1,877k | £0k |
| West London NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKL | 13 | £259k | £0k |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYA | 49 | £2,198k | £0k |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGR | 30 | £6,272k | £0k |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKE | 40 | £445k | £0k |
| Whittington Hospital NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKE | 27 | £4,697k | £0k |
| Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY7 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Wirral Community NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY7 | 0 | £330k | £0k |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBL | 70 | £12,704k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWP | 80 | £21,495k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 12 | £1,462k | £0k |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRF | 66 | £8,209k | £0k |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLQ | 38 | £8,290k | £0k |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCB | 92 | £13,897k | £0k |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX8 | 41 | £564k | £0k |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCF | 29 | £2,132k | £0k |
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBS | 18 | £4,698k | £0k |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTK | 55 | £28,221k | £0k |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVN | 19 | £1,216k | £0k |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RF4 | 80 | £43,703k | £0k |
| Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRP | 29 | £84k | £0k |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFF | 57 | £9,162k | £0k |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1H | 190 | £51,624k | £0k |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWX | 9 | £2,212k | £0k |
| Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXT | 25 | £951k | £0k |
| Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYW | 20 | £272k | £0k |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQ3 | 46 | £19,055k | £0k |
| Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAJ | 19 | £258k | £0k |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXL | 77 | £27,607k | £0k |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMC | 84 | £14,895k | £0k |
| Bradford District Care Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAD | 8 | £466k | £0k |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAE | 85 | £18,293k | £0k |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY2 | 9 | £857k | £0k |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXQ | 45 | £20,198k | £0k |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWY | 84 | £10,904k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT1 | 14 | £835k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYV | 0 | £159k | £0k |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGT | 56 | £13,641k | £0k |
| Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAF | 6 | £765k | £0k |
| Care Quality Commission | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | CQC033 | 0 | £14k | £0k |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV3 | 52 | £2,069k | £0k |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYX | 9 | £605k | £0k |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQM | 88 | £13,256k | £0k |
| Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXA | 19 | £685k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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