Assault claims (FOI_7377)
The following information was requested:
This is an update to my request last year. FOI_6896.
Please can you provide me with the following information using the FOI act:
How many physical assault claims against the NHS have been made by NHS staff in each of the following years 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22 and 2020-21?
Please can you break this down by trust?
Can you please provide the number and cost of such claims closed (or settled with a periodical payment order) with a damages payment – for the years stated above?
Please can you break this down by trust?
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Urology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Emergency Medicine and General Surgery (FOI_7368)
The following information was requested:
The number of claims in my own specialty [Urology] has been rising, but the proportion of
claims that result in no compensation has also been increasing. One possible explanation for
this is that there are more patients being encouraged to make claims in the hope that they might be awarded some compensation. There are, or were, advertisements in NHS outpatient clinics form solicitors encouraging patients who are dissatisfied with the outcome of their treatment to make a claim. I have heard a similar advertisement on Classic FM. ‘Ambulance chasers’ are not confined to accident cases, it seems.
In the past you have replied to my request for a breakdown of the causes of litigation in five
specialties, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Accident and Emergency and
Urology, over the last 10 years. I would be most grateful if you could supply this information to me for the y/e 31 March 2025, giving the same breakdown of causes in the same five
specialties. For urology you have included the number of claims and the numbers that did and did not receive compensation. Both the overall numbers and the percentage who do not receive compensation have been increasing. I am wondering whether this trend is seen in the other four specialties.
All Surgical Claims (FOI_7363)
The following information was requested:
Hello. I am looking for the following information please (under FOI rules) relating to amputation claims in 2024/25.
Any help would be much appreciated.
- So far in 2025, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of surgical errors leading to amputation?
- So far in 2025, how many claims made against NHS Trusts and/or Clinicians were reported to the NHSR as a result of delays in diagnosis/treatment leading to amputation?
- What percentage of those cases identified above resulted in a successful outcome for the
Claimant in 2024? - What percentage of those cases identified above resulted in a successful outcome for the
Claimant in 2025? - What is the total amount of compensation paid as a result of surgical errors leading to
amputation in 2024/2025? - What is the total amount of compensation paid as a result of delays in diagnosis/treatment leading to amputation in 2024/2025?
Also, I can confirm we are looking for data on closed files. Please can you disclose all surgical
cases and break it down by injury and cause?
(Please, see clarification in the attached PDF.)
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Claims settled and cost of claims (FOI_7350)
The following information was requested:
For the past 5 years of records held (or if the accounting period does not end on 31 December,
then the respective 12-month period):
- The total amount of legal damages NHS England paid out / had awarded against them in
response to legal claims made against them. - The total amount of legal fees NHS England paid out for legal services on behalf of NHS
England to defend any claims. - The total amount of legal fees NHS England paid out for legal costs, to claimants’ legal
advisors.
This request refers to Court awards and settlements. The awards and settlements are with
reference to Claims for clinical negligence. The amount should include the amount paid and the
amount committed to or provided for (contingent liabilities).
Please provide the same information as requested in 1., 2. & 3. for the following additional
years (or if the accounting period does not end on 31 December, then the respective 12-month
period).
- 2015 (or if information is not held that far back the earliest date that it is held and each year thereafter up until the most recent year / period).
- 2000 (or if information is not held that far back the earliest date that it is held).
- 1980 (or if information is not held that far back the earliest date that it is held).
- 1960 (or if information is not held that far back the earliest date that it is held).
(Clarified on 28 July 2025.)
Years:
1. 2024/2025
2. 2023/2024
3. 2022/2023
4. 2021/2022
5. 2020/2021
6. 2015/2016
7. 2010/2011
8. 2006/2007
The NHS in England. Not just Court, but all claims settled, or where a settlement has been agreed, but as yet not (fully) settled.
Procurement and contracts (FOI_7349)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information regarding your organisation’s procurement activities and current contracts.
Information Requested:
- Current Procurement Opportunities
- Details of any ongoing procurement exercises or tenders currently open or planned to commence within the next 12 months
- Estimated contract values and duration
- Key procurement contact details
2. Existing Contract Information
- List of major contracts (over £50,000 annual value) due for renewal or review in the next 24 months
- Contract end dates and review periods
- Primary contract categories
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Cerebral Palsy, Brain Damage (FOI_7347)
The following information was requested:
I am requesting this information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you provide the following:
- The number of CNST Claims and Incidents received in the financial year 2024/25 where any injury is ‘Cerebral Palsy’ or ‘Brain Damage’ and the Specialty is ‘Obstetrics’ or ‘Neonatology’.
Please break down the results by Trust. - As above but broken down by Primary Cause.
- The number and cost of closed CNST Claims in the financial year 2024/25 with a damages payment, where any injury is ‘Cerebral Palsy’ or ‘Brain Damage’ and the Specialty is ‘Obstetrics’ or ‘Neonatology’. Please break down the results by Trust.
- The total number of CNST Claims and Incidents received across the financial years of 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, where any injury is ‘Cerebral Palsy’ or ‘Brain Damage’ and the
Specialty is ‘Obstetrics’ or ‘Neonatology’. Please break down the results by Trust. Please note that I am asking for a combined figure and not a year-by-year breakdown. - The total number and cost of closed CNST Claims across the combined financial years of 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 with a damages payment, where any injury is ‘Cerebral Palsy’ or ‘Brain Damage’ and the Specialty is ‘Obstetrics’ or ‘Neonatology’. Please break down the results by Trust. Please note that I am asking for a combined figure and not a year-by-year
breakdown.
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Claimant firms – Solicitor costs (FOI_7344)
The following information was requested:
Please provide a list of the top 20 legal firms (ranked by total payments made) involved in claims made to NHS Resolution during the financial year 2024/25. For each firm, please include:
- The total amount paid in legal costs
- The total amount of compensation/damages paid
- The number of claims handled by the firm
(Clarification.)
Yes, that’s right – just claimant firms.
Data Protection Claims by Trust (FOI_7333)
The following information was requested:
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide the following?
- The number of data protection incidents received by NHS Resolution between 2020/21 and 2024/25, broken down by financial year and NHS Trust.
- The number and cost of non-clinical claims closed between 2020/21 and 2024/25 with a damages payment related to data protection incidents, broken down by year and Trust.
- The total number and cost of claims related to data protection incidents between 2020/21 and 2024/25, broken down only by NHS Trust and not by year.
