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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX9 | 37 | £3,748k | £0k |
| East of England Ambulance NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYC | 34 | £3,539k | £0k |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDE | 102 | £43,410k | £0k |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXC | 60 | £28,339k | £0k |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVR | 54 | £17,734k | £0k |
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1L | 41 | £3,193k | £0k |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDU | 106 | £38,755k | £0k |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RR7 | 37 | £4,267k | £0k |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLT | 32 | £14,795k | £0k |
| Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTQ | 15 | £592k | £0k |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTE | 61 | £14,457k | £0k |
| Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXV | 46 | £1,943k | £0k |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP4 | 28 | £10,101k | £0k |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN3 | 52 | £26,046k | £0k |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ1 | 107 | £33,834k | £0k |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW1 | 31 | £6,891k | £0k |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN5 | 63 | £9,442k | £0k |
| Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCD | 32 | £7,238k | £0k |
| Health Research Authority | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1480 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 10 | £2,821k | £0k |
| Hertfordshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY4 | 0 | £250k | £0k |
| Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWR | 34 | £2,301k | £0k |
| Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAS | 41 | £15,470k | £0k |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQX | 49 | £28,031k | £0k |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWA | 151 | £22,275k | £0k |
| Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV9 | 7 | £313k | £0k |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYJ | 92 | £26,131k | £0k |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1F | 44 | £9,295k | £0k |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGP | 43 | £15,437k | £0k |
| Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXY | 16 | £1,549k | £0k |
| Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYY | 11 | £894k | £0k |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNQ | 46 | £16,980k | £0k |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJZ | 150 | £65,433k | £0k |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAX | 39 | £11,163k | £0k |
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW5 | 44 | £1,616k | £0k |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXN | 121 | £27,630k | £0k |
| Leeds Community Healthcare | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY6 | 0 | £348k | £0k |
| Leeds & York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGD | 9 | £607k | £0k |
| Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT5 | 22 | £1,533k | £0k |
| Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ2 | 89 | £54,568k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Community Health Services | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY5 | 12 | £370k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP7 | 5 | £322k | £0k |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBQ | 15 | £664k | £0k |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REM | 171 | £14,561k | £0k |
| Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REP | 29 | £11,284k | £0k |
| London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRU | 50 | £7,647k | £0k |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1K | 96 | £29,330k | £0k |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWF | 73 | £28,198k | £0k |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0A | 286 | £55,841k | £0k |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RPA | 79 | £15,707k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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