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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXY | 17 | £1,551k | £0k |
| Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYY | 8 | £1,628k | £0k |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNQ | 49 | £11,175k | £0k |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJZ | 155 | £45,032k | £0k |
| Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAX | 29 | £14,384k | £0k |
| Lancashire Care Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW5 | 32 | £1,269k | £0k |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXN | 96 | £18,984k | £0k |
| Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGD | 6 | £127k | £0k |
| Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY6 | 6 | £13k | £0k |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RR8 | 154 | £42,006k | £0k |
| Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT5 | 22 | £952k | £0k |
| Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ2 | 107 | £33,086k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY5 | 12 | £142k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP7 | 0 | £296k | £0k |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBQ | 10 | £382k | £0k |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REM | 185 | £12,980k | £0k |
| Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REP | 44 | £8,283k | £0k |
| London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRU | 44 | £4,688k | £0k |
| Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RC9 | 74 | £18,030k | £0k |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWF | 117 | £15,885k | £0k |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0A | 278 | £54,469k | £0k |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RPA | 81 | £9,120k | £0k |
| Mersey Care NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW4 | 62 | £1,155k | £0k |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAJ | 172 | £58,262k | £0k |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBT | 41 | £11,205k | £0k |
| Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRE | 20 | £991k | £0k |
| Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXF | 98 | £24,885k | £0k |
| Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RD8 | 51 | £7,570k | £0k |
| Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP6 | 13 | £1,497k | £0k |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1460 | 9 | £178k | £0k |
| NHS Business Services Authority | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1450 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Counter Fraud | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1540 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Digital | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | HIC033 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Litigation Authority | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1150 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Property Company Limted | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | NPS033 | 57 | £98k | £0k |
| NHS Trust Development Authority | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1490 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMY | 27 | £666k | £0k |
| Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY3 | 0 | £467k | £0k |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNS | 69 | £9,691k | £0k |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP1 | 27 | £1,900k | £0k |
| North Bristol NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVJ | 74 | £15,036k | £0k |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNN | 74 | £6,595k | £0k |
| North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX6 | 22 | £399k | £0k |
| North East London NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAT | 30 | £1,298k | £0k |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RM3 | 208 | £39,656k | £0k |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJL | 108 | £9,935k | £0k |
| North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAP | 59 | £14,966k | £0k |
| North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLY | 6 | £114k | £0k |
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVW | 56 | £7,342k | £0k |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 2022-23 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX4 | 26 | £459k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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