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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXK | 99 | £14,582k | £0k |
| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCU | 0 | £1,203k | £0k |
| Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAH | 12 | £633k | £0k |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHQ | 115 | £25,861k | £0k |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RK5 | 58 | £13,312k | £0k |
| Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXW | 65 | £15,768k | £0k |
| Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1D | 0 | £87k | £0k |
| Solent NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1C | 0 | £825k | £0k |
| Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RH5 | 38 | £10,163k | £0k |
| South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYE | 20 | £5,202k | £0k |
| South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYD | 17 | £1,891k | £0k |
| Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAJ | 199 | £35,926k | £0k |
| Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW1 | 21 | £1,507k | £0k |
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV5 | 22 | £574k | £0k |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVY | 46 | £4,982k | £0k |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTR | 85 | £11,137k | £0k |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0B | 82 | £12,799k | £0k |
| South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJC | 28 | £3,392k | £0k |
| South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYF | 23 | £2,032k | £0k |
| South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQY | 11 | £543k | £0k |
| South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXG | 9 | £163k | £0k |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ7 | 66 | £34,943k | £0k |
| St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBN | 92 | £9,992k | £0k |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWJ | 42 | £13,814k | £0k |
| Supply Chain Coordination Limited | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | N/A | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXX | 19 | £901k | £0k |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTP | 47 | £14,796k | £0k |
| Sussex Community NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDR | 16 | £216k | £0k |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX2 | 23 | £501k | £0k |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMP | 72 | £5,904k | £0k |
| Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNK | 0 | £15k | £0k |
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX3 | 39 | £903k | £0k |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNA | 56 | £9,175k | £0k |
| The London North West Health Care NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1K | 87 | £30,997k | £0k |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTD | 110 | £23,156k | £0k |
| The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RM1 | 71 | £42,078k | £0k |
| The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAL | 77 | £29,725k | £0k |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RPY | 9 | £2,530k | £0k |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAN | 18 | £2,984k | £0k |
| Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA9 | 38 | £7,619k | £0k |
| United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWD | 132 | £22,883k | £0k |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRV | 55 | £11,824k | £0k |
| University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJE | 105 | £14,775k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRK | 209 | £39,804k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA7 | 66 | £19,678k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKB | 86 | £15,106k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0D | 47 | £12,770k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTG | 116 | £27,138k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWE | 116 | £38,947k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTX | 51 | £12,662k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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