NHS Resolution responds to the CJC Pre-Action Protocol Consultation
NHS Resolution has provided a written response to the CJC Pre-Action Protocol Consultation. The consultation considers what role Pre-Action Protocols should play in the civil justice system, including their role in an increasingly digitalised justice system, and proposes a number of reform options to the …
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NHS Resolution publishes Annual report and accounts for 2020/21
NHS Resolution has launched its Annual report and accounts for 2020/21. The year in question was one of tremendous pressure for the NHS given the Covid-19 pandemic. The report pays tribute to our NHS staff for all that they have done to keep us all …
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New guide helps NHS trusts improve patient safety by learning from clinical negligence claims
A new best practice guide helping trusts learn more from NHS negligence claims has been issued in the drive for better patient safety. With the cost of harm for clinical negligence claims from incidents in 2019/20 expected to cost the NHS £8.3 billion, the Getting …
NHS Resolution’s Annual report and accounts 2019/20
NHS Resolution’s Annual report and accounts reports on the first year of a new indemnity scheme for General Practice (CNSGP), bringing information on clinical negligence claims against the NHS in England under one roof for the first time. The report also describes the rapid launch …
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NHS Resolution presses ahead with mediation as litigation decreases but claims costs continue to rise
2017/18 annual report and accounts published Formal litigation reduced to the lowest recorded level as NHS Resolution mediated more claims in a single year than in its entire history. This was accompanied by a welcome reduction in claimant legal costs (by £31.8 million) for the …
