NHS Resolution welcomes Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow
NHS Resolution is delighted to welcome Dr Freya Levy who joined this week as our Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow on a year-long secondment (Monday 11 February 2019). In 2017/18 NHS Resolution identified a shift in clinical negligence claims, with the majority of claims by number …
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Case of note: XX v. Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (Court of Appeal 19/12/2018)
This was a case where liability was admitted and the key issue was the correct measure of damages. There is an anonymity order in place to protect the identity of the claimant, but not that of the trust. XX developed cancer of the cervix. This …
Improvements to our extranet
Work has been underway to update the technology our extranet sits on, which will facilitate future improvements. For those who access the extranet, the first stage of changes are anticipated to go live in April and at this time users will be required to reset …
Ambulance staff matter
NHS Resolution in collaboration with Weightmans and Hill Dickinson hosted a safety and learning event specifically for ambulance trusts. The purpose of the event was to focus on the safety and support of frontline ambulance staff including paramedics, technicians and call centre staff. There were …
Changes to Practitioner Performance Advice assessments
When organisations have concerns about individual doctors, dentists or pharmacists, our assessment service can help to clarify and understand their performance and to provide a sound basis upon which to bring the case towards a resolution. We have recently carried out a review of our …
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NHS Resolution to launch a new indemnity scheme for general practice
NHS Resolution is delighted to be launching an indemnity scheme for General Practice for clinical incidents occurring on or after 1st April 2019. This will be known as the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice, or CNSGP. Further information can be found here on a …
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Jimmy Savile compensation claims
In 2013, NHS Resolution was directed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to handle on his behalf claims arising from Mr Jimmy Savile’s connections with the National Health Service. The reasons for this were that these incidents occurred prior to the …
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NHS Resolution launches second year of maternity incentive scheme
NHS Resolution is delighted to launch in collaboration with system partners year two of its maternity incentive scheme. The initiative rewards trusts meeting ten safety actions, refined for year two, as agreed by the national maternity safety champions and in partnership with the Department of …
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