Promoting a just and fair culture
In the 2020 NHS staff survey, 65.6% of NHS staff said they felt safe to speak up about concerns in their organisation, but in 2021, that number had decreased to 62%. The importance of promoting a just and fair working culture and making people feel …
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How does NHS Resolution work with academic partners?
One of the largest datasets of healthcare related compensation claims in the world sits at the helm of NHS Resolution. It is our duty to use this information responsibly to drive positive change for patients and staff, outlined in our remit under the National Health …
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Case of note: MT and KT v. Kent & Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust (High Court, 10/2/2022 – Johnson J.)
Introduction On 8 February 2015 MT suffered a psychotic episode and threatened to stab his daughter, KT. Police officers attended. The following day he actually stabbed KT several times, causing serious injuries. He was prosecuted for attempted murder and found not guilty by reason of …
Jail sentence for dishonesty in NHS compensation case
At a committal hearing on 13 September 2022, Rita Twist-Wilson was sentenced to four months in jail for attempting to defraud the NHS of more than £500,000, and ordered to pay £44,000 in legal costs. NHS Resolution pursued committal proceedings on behalf of The Robert …
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Quicker resolution for families of babies with avoidable brain injury
NHS Resolution has today published the second report into its ground-breaking scheme driving proactive liability investigations and early resolution of birth injury cases to support families, staff and healthcare providers. Although the NHS remains one of the safest healthcare systems in the world within which …
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Launch of behavioural assessment resources
Our Practitioner Performance Advice service has today published its latest Insights paper: Behavioural Assessments: findings from an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis and an accompanying video which explains what a behavioural assessment involves, and the types of situations in which it can help to achieve …
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Organ Donation Week – Alex’s story
Approximately 1,559 people have had an organ transplant in the UK since April 2022, yet there are at least 6,629 individuals still waiting for one. Organ Donation Week is an annual campaign held in September. It is a campaign run by NHS Blood and Transplant …
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Best practice guides for documentation for general surgery and thyroid surgery
Best practice guidance for the effective documentation of five common surgical procedures is now available, to help improve the investigation of episodes of care if they lead to patient safety incidents or NHS litigation claims. NHS Resolution has worked with Getting It Right First Time …
