Correction to NHS Resolution’s written evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee (HSCSC) on the safety of maternity services in England
NHS Resolution has written to the HSCSC to correct an error in its written submission to the committee. A copy of the letter is here. The correction amends reference to the cost of maternity claims in 2019/20. NHS Resolution’s written submission of 14 September 2020 …
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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Scorecard user guide for members
To support member organisations to make the best use of their scorecards – the interactive tool in an Excel format that provides members with an analysis of their organisation’s clinical and non-clinical claims – we have created an animation that explains how scorecards are used. …
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Primary Care Appeals: interest on monies owed
Primary Care Appeals has been the expert appellate body providing resolution in unresolved disputes between NHS service commissioners and NHS service providers for the last twenty-eight years. Wherever local resolution fails, Primary Care Appeal steps in to resolve disputes between NHS England and Improvement or …
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Case of note: Henry v. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (High Court, December 2020)
Mr. Henry was a carpenter who suffered long-standing back pain and sciatica following an accident at work in 1990. In 2010 he underwent surgery which involved the insertion of bilateral pedicle screws in his back, secured with metal rods. Unfortunately he continued to experience severe …
Launch of bimonthly virtual learning forum
In response to member requests, our Safety and Learning team launched a bimonthly virtual learning forum for clinicians, safety, quality and legal leads in February 2021.The aim of the forum is to spread the learning from claims across our membership. Each 60-minute forum is set …
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New academic partnership to deliver benefits in patient safety and improved claims learning
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce the launch of a new academic partnership with London South Bank University and Staffordshire University, which has been in place since March 2021. The partnership has been designed as a collaboration between NHS Resolution and both universities to support …
NHS Resolution reappoints two Non-Executive Directors to its Board whilst future recruitment gets underway
NHS Resolution is delighted to announce that Nigel Trout has been reappointed as a Non-Executive Director following his first three-year term on our board. Nigel, who spent his career within the banking and professional services sectors, first joined the board of NHS Resolution in April …
