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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN3 | 55 | £18,500k | £0k |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ1 | 94 | £32,607k | £0k |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW1 | 19 | £77k | £0k |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RN5 | 53 | £7,807k | £0k |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCD | 24 | £14,198k | £0k |
| Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RCD | 38 | £6k | £0k |
| Health Education England | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1510 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Health Research Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1480 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1A | 0 | £102k | £0k |
| Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY4 | 0 | £500k | £0k |
| Hertfordshire Community Services NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY4 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWR | 18 | £837k | £0k |
| Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAS | 35 | £16,218k | £0k |
| Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAS | 38 | £33k | £0k |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQX | 54 | £0k | £0k |
| Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RQX | 33 | £13,237k | £0k |
| Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY9 | 6 | £53k | £0k |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWA | 124 | £17,882k | £0k |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWA | 144 | £53k | £0k |
| Humber NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV9 | 0 | £226k | £0k |
| Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RV9 | 7 | £0k | £0k |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYJ | 76 | £27,806k | £0k |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1F | 50 | £11,986k | £0k |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGP | 31 | £11,222k | £0k |
| Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXY | 18 | £731k | £0k |
| Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RYY | 7 | £918k | £0k |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNQ | 44 | £6,963k | £0k |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJZ | 120 | £32,833k | £0k |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAX | 0 | £108k | £0k |
| Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAX | 38 | £18,528k | £0k |
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW5 | 0 | £303k | £0k |
| Lancashire Care Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW5 | 44 | £1,891k | £0k |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXN | 126 | £19,960k | £0k |
| Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGD | 0 | £3,218k | £0k |
| Leeds Community Healthcare | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY6 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY6 | 6 | £995k | £0k |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RR8 | 134 | £39,382k | £0k |
| Leeds & York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGD | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RT5 | 17 | £5,005k | £0k |
| Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ2 | 78 | £102k | £0k |
| Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJ2 | 106 | £31,363k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Community Health Services | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY5 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY5 | 17 | £405k | £0k |
| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP7 | 11 | £380k | £0k |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBQ | 0 | £37k | £0k |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBQ | 6 | £289k | £0k |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REM | 147 | £594k | £0k |
| Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REP | 38 | £9k | £0k |
| Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | REP | 39 | £18,658k | £0k |
| London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRU | 47 | £3,735k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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