Speeches

Lord Storey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2015-12-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost of clinical negligence in hospitals in each of the last 10 years.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The information requested is in the following table, provided by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).

All payments made by the NHSLA in respect of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in hospitals in each of the last ten years.

Year of Payment

Total Paid £’000

2005/06

560,308

2006/07

579,390

2007/08

633,325

2008/09

769,226

2009/10

786,991

2010/11

863,398

2011/12

1,277,372

2012/13

1,258,880

2013/14

1,192,540

2014/15

1,169,587

Notes:

1. December 2015

2. These figures cover England only.

3. They represent payments under the various NHS LA Clinical negligence schemes:

Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts;

Existing Liabilities Scheme; and

Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme.

4. It excludes private insurance cases.