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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ7 | 96 | £16,410k | £0k |
| St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBN | 72 | £8,189k | £0k |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWJ | 63 | £6,750k | £0k |
| Supply Chain Coordination Limited | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | N/A | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXX | 7 | £339k | £0k |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTP | 40 | £13,715k | £0k |
| Sussex Community NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDR | 10 | £309k | £0k |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX2 | 19 | £1,254k | £0k |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMP | 50 | £8,747k | £0k |
| Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBA | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNK | 6 | £16k | £0k |
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX3 | 20 | £405k | £0k |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNA | 61 | £8,236k | £0k |
| The London North West Health Care NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1K | 73 | £22,588k | £0k |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTD | 98 | £21,668k | £0k |
| The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RM1 | 69 | £17,678k | £0k |
| The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAL | 95 | £38,889k | £0k |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RPY | 12 | £1,001k | £0k |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAN | 6 | £6,382k | £0k |
| Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA9 | 44 | £11,134k | £0k |
| United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWD | 159 | £26,425k | £0k |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRV | 71 | £13,854k | £0k |
| University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJE | 119 | £20,354k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRK | 244 | £37,742k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA7 | 57 | £17,151k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKB | 95 | £14,026k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0D | 53 | £13,851k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTG | 131 | £18,447k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWE | 154 | £26,631k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTX | 44 | £16,524k | £0k |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHM | 67 | £12,952k | £0k |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBK | 71 | £11,537k | £0k |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RET | 22 | £5,534k | £0k |
| Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWW | 56 | £9,268k | £0k |
| Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYR | 66 | £38,297k | £0k |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWG | 56 | £12,406k | £0k |
| West London Mental Health NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKL | 32 | £1,224k | £0k |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYA | 37 | £1,586k | £0k |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGR | 28 | £4,306k | £0k |
| Whittington Hospital NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKE | 32 | £7,039k | £0k |
| Wirral Community NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY7 | 5 | £144k | £0k |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBL | 67 | £7,875k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWP | 84 | £15,773k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 11 | £1,495k | £0k |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRF | 99 | £13,913k | £0k |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLQ | 23 | £4,024k | £0k |
| Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA4 | 23 | £9,108k | £0k |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX8 | 37 | £936k | £0k |
| York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2020-21 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCB | 66 | £15,490k | £0k |
| 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTV | 20 | £447k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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