Government consultation on fixed recoverable costs launched
A consultation on Fixed Recoverable Costs for Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims has been published today by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The main objective is to provide faster resolution, with legal costs that are proportionate to the value of compensation. NHS …
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Legal firms appointed to NHS Resolution legal panel
NHS Resolution has appointed 11 law firms for the provision of health-related legal services over three years. The new Legal Framework consists of two panels of law firms and comes into effect on 1 March 2022. The panels will cover services related to clinical and …
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Top gynaecologist and clinical negligence expert appointed as non-executive directors at NHS Resolution. Plus Leading actuary appointed to Reserving and Pricing Committee
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce that Professor Dame Lesley Regan [pictured above, left] and Janice Barber [pictured above, right] have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors. The appointments have been made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care today. Professor Lesley Regan …
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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Attempted clinical negligence fraud lands claimant with jail sentence and an order to repay damages and costs
On 2 July 2021, Mr Darren Dommett was sentenced[1] to 29 weeks, almost 7 months, in jail for attempting to defraud the NHS of nearly £2 million. The Court found Mr Dommett had deliberately and grossly exaggerated the extent of his disabilities. The sentence also …
NHS Resolution publishes business plan for 2021/22
We’re delighted to announce the publication of our Business plan 2021/22. In it, we set out key objectives for the final year of our refreshed five year strategy, Delivering fair resolution and learning from harm. The past 18 months have posed an extreme and unprecedented …
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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 …
Six-month custodial sentence for multi-million pound attempted fraud on the NHS
At a committal hearing on 11 February 2021, Ms Linda Metcalf was sentenced to six months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS in excess of £5.7 million. In addition, Ms Metcalf was ordered to repay the costs of the committal hearing within …
