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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA9 | 54 | £12,035k | £0k |
| United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWD | 151 | £20,253k | £0k |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRV | 78 | £34,578k | £0k |
| University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJE | 117 | £24,774k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRK | 239 | £34,473k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA7 | 58 | £17,042k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKB | 101 | £14,586k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTG | 157 | £33,907k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWE | 178 | £51,082k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTX | 63 | £14,917k | £0k |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHM | 92 | £16,410k | £0k |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBK | 83 | £11,000k | £0k |
| Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RET | 27 | £5,733k | £0k |
| Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWW | 96 | £8,726k | £0k |
| Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYR | 71 | £19,921k | £0k |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWG | 52 | £16,400k | £0k |
| West London Mental Health NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKL | 24 | £2,443k | £0k |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYA | 41 | £5,154k | £0k |
| Weston Area Health NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA3 | 17 | £3,734k | £0k |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGR | 33 | £11,854k | £0k |
| Whittington Hospital NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKE | 34 | £4,650k | £0k |
| Wirral Community NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY7 | 0 | £380k | £0k |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBL | 91 | £10,351k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWP | 105 | £21,230k | £0k |
| Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 15 | £470k | £0k |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRF | 86 | £11,065k | £0k |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLQ | 22 | £3,521k | £0k |
| Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA4 | 25 | £2,270k | £0k |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX8 | 57 | £4,273k | £0k |
| York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2019-20 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCB | 90 | £14,316k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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