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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (The) | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RL4 | 97 | £11,930k | £0k |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNZ | 23 | £8,183k | £0k |
| Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXK | 95 | £13,830k | £0k |
| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCU | 16 | £2,892k | £0k |
| Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAH | 9 | £576k | £0k |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHQ | 130 | £32,174k | £0k |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RK5 | 78 | £14,079k | £0k |
| Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXW | 84 | £21,132k | £0k |
| Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1D | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RH5 | 64 | £13,536k | £0k |
| South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYE | 27 | £7,791k | £0k |
| South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYD | 18 | £962k | £0k |
| South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV5 | 33 | £3,760k | £0k |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTR | 92 | £16,626k | £0k |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0B | 99 | £16,796k | £0k |
| South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJC | 41 | £5,551k | £0k |
| South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYF | 33 | £1,954k | £0k |
| South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQY | 7 | £1,730k | £0k |
| South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXG | 15 | £2,120k | £0k |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ7 | 83 | £27,220k | £0k |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWJ | 42 | £19,875k | £0k |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTP | 65 | £8,773k | £0k |
| Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXX | 0 | £3,194k | £0k |
| Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RDR | 26 | £305k | £0k |
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX2 | 19 | £424k | £0k |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMP | 61 | £17,144k | £0k |
| Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNK | 0 | £68k | £0k |
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX3 | 26 | £1,707k | £0k |
| The Business Services Authority | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1450 | 0 | £9k | £0k |
| The Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBV | 10 | £1,750k | £0k |
| The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REN | 9 | £312k | £0k |
| The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RR8 | 173 | £33,607k | £0k |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCX | 38 | £3,482k | £0k |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RFR | 62 | £4,149k | £0k |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRJ | 9 | £624k | £0k |
| Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA9 | 42 | £8,077k | £0k |
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWD | 132 | £26,008k | £0k |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRV | 80 | £16,916k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRK | 200 | £54,995k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RA7 | 66 | £25,433k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RKB | 102 | £16,137k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0D | 71 | £8,255k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTG | 138 | £45,655k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWE | 163 | £29,445k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTX | 72 | £17,600k | £0k |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJE | 118 | £21,039k | £0k |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHM | 66 | £27,621k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RK9 | 119 | £20,254k | £0k |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYR | 173 | £60,786k | £0k |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 2024-25 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBK | 70 | £12,730k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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