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 …
Maternity incentive scheme and Early Notification update
We know that the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic continues to place a huge strain on NHS services, and so we have been looking at some of our key programmes to ensure that trusts are supported during this challenging time. We have recently made some revisions to …
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Case of note: EH v. Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust (Supreme Court, 30 October 2020)
EH suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and on 25 August 2010 stabbed her mother to death whilst experiencing a serious psychotic episode. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act, 1983. She …
Introducing a Local Assessment of Clinical Performance
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to deliver on-site clinical performance assessments of practitioners in the NHS at this time. We understand that healthcare organisations may still need help with assessing aspects of a practitioner’s clinical performance so we have developed …
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Early Notification: an update to reporting requirements
We are updating the reporting requirements for the Early Notification scheme from 1 April 2021 and making key improvements to streamline the investigation process. To support these changes we have created dedicated web pages to provide Support for NHS trusts or member organisations and Support …
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NHS Resolution celebrates women in leadership for International Women’s Day 2021
NHS Resolution is celebrating some of the remarkable talent within the organisation in recognition of International Women’s Day today. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world.” The past year has posed significant challenges for …
NHS Resolution move to new offices
On 1 March 2021, NHS Resolution will be relocating to new offices in London. Please note, this move will not affect our existing office location at Arena Point in Leeds. Our new London office location will be: NHS Resolution 8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade Canary …
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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 …
