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 Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHM | 68 | £20,050k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYR | 126 | £34,578k | £0k |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBK | 70 | £11,333k | £0k |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RET | 15 | £3,342k | £0k |
| Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWW | 55 | £6,861k | £0k |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWG | 54 | £15,557k | £0k |
| West London Mental Health NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKL | 21 | £1,100k | £0k |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYA | 47 | £2,879k | £0k |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGR | 35 | £5,212k | £0k |
| Whittington Hospital NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKE | 27 | £4,337k | £0k |
| Wirral Community NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY7 | 5 | £109k | £0k |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBL | 75 | £17,201k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWP | 87 | £16,293k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 5 | £2,001k | £0k |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRF | 81 | £8,516k | £0k |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLQ | 39 | £8,437k | £0k |
| Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA4 | 18 | £5,189k | £0k |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX8 | 30 | £1,425k | £0k |
| York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2021-22 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCB | 81 | £11,279k | £0k |
| 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTV | 20 | £0k | £0k |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCF | 16 | £8,811k | £0k |
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBS | 22 | £6,430k | £0k |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTK | 44 | £13,504k | £0k |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVN | 0 | £463k | £0k |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RF4 | 101 | £20,201k | £0k |
| Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRP | 15 | £2,145k | £0k |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFF | 56 | £10,953k | £0k |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1H | 184 | £53,017k | £0k |
| Bedford Hospital NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RC1 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWX | 17 | £704k | £0k |
| Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXT | 26 | £217k | £0k |
| Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYW | 18 | £337k | £0k |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQ3 | 61 | £7,642k | £0k |
| Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAJ | 9 | £159k | £0k |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXL | 90 | £18,837k | £0k |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMC | 82 | £13,683k | £0k |
| Bradford District Care Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAD | 0 | £763k | £0k |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAE | 74 | £8,805k | £0k |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY2 | 13 | £166k | £0k |
| Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXH | 63 | £0k | £0k |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXQ | 42 | £15,559k | £0k |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWY | 78 | £10,237k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT1 | 12 | £1,294k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYV | 0 | £1,179k | £0k |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGT | 49 | £18,243k | £0k |
| Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAF | 6 | £2,309k | £0k |
| Care Quality Commission | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | CQC033 | 0 | £10k | £0k |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV3 | 38 | £1,250k | £0k |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYX | 17 | £282k | £0k |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQM | 90 | £10,578k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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