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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCF | 18 | £4,149k | £0k |
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBS | 23 | £3,669k | £0k |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTK | 57 | £13,613k | £0k |
| Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVN | 6 | £1,146k | £0k |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RF4 | 109 | £36,612k | £0k |
| Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRP | 26 | £796k | £0k |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFF | 84 | £12,100k | £0k |
| Barts Health NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1H | 181 | £42,128k | £0k |
| Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDD | 73 | £12,458k | £0k |
| Bedford Hospital NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RC1 | 38 | £12,575k | £0k |
| Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWX | 16 | £1,287k | £0k |
| Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXT | 25 | £967k | £0k |
| Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYW | 26 | £465k | £0k |
| Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQ3 | 39 | £14,863k | £0k |
| Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAJ | 13 | £709k | £0k |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXL | 106 | £13,613k | £0k |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMC | 84 | £17,257k | £0k |
| Bradford District Care Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAD | 16 | £196k | £0k |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAE | 71 | £8,774k | £0k |
| Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY2 | 18 | £1,571k | £0k |
| Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXH | 88 | £20,024k | £0k |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXQ | 50 | £6,393k | £0k |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWY | 98 | £21,509k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT1 | 15 | £539k | £0k |
| Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYV | 5 | £123k | £0k |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGT | 76 | £22,161k | £0k |
| Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAF | 11 | £457k | £0k |
| Care Quality Commission | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | CQC033 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV3 | 46 | £1,460k | £0k |
| Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYX | 10 | £212k | £0k |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQM | 49 | £26,957k | £0k |
| Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXA | 27 | £242k | £0k |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFS | 60 | £9,906k | £0k |
| Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBV | 11 | £529k | £0k |
| Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REN | 5 | £252k | £0k |
| Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ8 | 22 | £836k | £0k |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJR | 53 | £11,735k | £0k |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXP | 109 | £16,364k | £0k |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYG | 31 | £1,222k | £0k |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ6 | 34 | £12,760k | £0k |
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX4 | 31 | £1,940k | £0k |
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN7 | 49 | £12,745k | £0k |
| Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY8 | 18 | £490k | £0k |
| Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXM | 9 | £406k | £0k |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWV | 0 | £500k | £0k |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP5 | 102 | £17,456k | £0k |
| Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBD | 33 | £12,669k | £0k |
| Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDY | 16 | £690k | £0k |
| Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYK | 0 | £58k | £0k |
| East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWH | 53 | £17,811k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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