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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R1K | 85 | £542k | £0k |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RWF | 73 | £21,336k | £0k |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | R0A | 249 | £60,345k | £0k |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RPA | 65 | £50,496k | £0k |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBN | 149 | £38,831k | £0k |
| Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW4 | 0 | £424k | £0k |
| Mersey Care NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RW4 | 75 | £2,410k | £0k |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAJ | 204 | £64,291k | £0k |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RBT | 62 | £7,944k | £0k |
| Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RRE | 23 | £7,609k | £0k |
| Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXF | 130 | £24,487k | £0k |
| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RXF | 125 | £169k | £0k |
| Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RD8 | 34 | £12,954k | £0k |
| Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP6 | 16 | £2,257k | £0k |
| National Health Service Litigation Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1150 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (The) | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTD | 146 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1460 | 17 | £286k | £0k |
| NHS Blood & Transplant | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1460 | 6 | £25k | £0k |
| NHS Business Services Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1450 | 6 | £19k | £0k |
| NHS Counter Fraud | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1540 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Counter Fraud Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1540 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Digital | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | HIC033 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Litigation Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1150 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| NHS Property Company Limted | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | NPS033 | 47 | £95k | £0k |
| NHS Property Services Limited | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | NPS033 | 0 | £585k | £0k |
| NHS Trust Development Authority | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | T1490 | 0 | £0k | £0k |
| Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RMY | 16 | £3,445k | £0k |
| Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RY3 | 7 | £54k | £0k |
| Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RM1 | 76 | £69k | £0k |
| Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNS | 70 | £15,273k | £0k |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RP1 | 15 | £489k | £0k |
| North Bristol NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVJ | 52 | £15,909k | £0k |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RNN | 53 | £354k | £0k |
| North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX6 | 26 | £1,814k | £0k |
| North East London NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAT | 24 | £984k | £0k |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RM3 | 229 | £540k | £0k |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJL | 80 | £16,441k | £0k |
| Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RJL | 92 | £596k | £0k |
| North London NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | TAF | 0 | £361k | £0k |
| North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RAP | 68 | £9,128k | £0k |
| North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RLY | 0 | £577k | £0k |
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVW | 50 | £21,150k | £0k |
| North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RVW | 68 | £0k | £0k |
| Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX4 | 28 | £429k | £0k |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RTF | 72 | £16,406k | £0k |
| North West Ambulance NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX7 | 33 | £899k | £0k |
| North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RX7 | 58 | £2,218k | £0k |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RGN | 82 | £22,438k | £0k |
| Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHA | 40 | £614k | £0k |
| Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 2023-24 | CNST+ELS+RPST | RHA | 46 | £3,012k | £0k |
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics.
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