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Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at West Hertfordshire Hospitals, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 36 clinical negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20.
NEARLY £10m in medical negligence claims have been paid out by an NHS trust, and its predecessors, in two years, figures reveal. Data, about the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, comes from NHS Resolution, the organisation which handles negligence cases. In 2019-20 it revealed 31 successful claims against the trust, which runs hospitals in north and west Cumbria, with the bill running to £905,804, plus legal costs of £291,637. However, this is dwarfed by the £9m paid in damages, on behalf of the trust s two predecessors, for 41 successful cases in 2018-19. A spokeswoman for the trust said: “Learning from incidents is a high priority for us and as such we have been committed to embedding a learning culture to the organisation.
ALMOST three million pounds in damages was paid out following serious mistakes in care at the trust that runs Winchester hospital, new figures reveal. There were 30 successful claims of clinical negligence against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), who also run Basingstoke and Andover hospitals, in 2019-20. Legal costs related to these claims totalled £349,442, with the number of successful claims against HHFT up by 11 per cent in comparison to the year before. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. In addition to the above, data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals that a total of 40 clinical negligence claims were filed during 2019-20, as well as six further incidents that could result in a claim.
By Ann Yip ann yip Audience and content editor / Follow me: facebook.com/annyipjournalist
Millions of pounds paid out in negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire Millions of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at West Hertfordshire Hospitals, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 36 clinical negligence claims against West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust were successful in 2019-20.
ALMOST £14m in damages was paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at Dorset County Hospital, figures reveal. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. Data from NHS Resolution, which handles such cases on behalf of the NHS, reveals 26 clinical negligence claims against Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were successful in 2019-20 out of 33 reported. Of those reported, five were related to obstetrics – care provided during pregnancy and childbirth. A total damages bill of £13.9m was paid out in relation to these claims over the year, while further legal costs totalled £667,240.