NHS Resolution presses ahead with mediation as litigation decreases but claims costs continue to rise
2017/18 annual report and accounts published Formal litigation reduced to the lowest recorded level as NHS Resolution mediated more claims in a single year than in its entire history. This was accompanied by a welcome reduction in claimant legal costs (by £31.8 million) for the …
New Board members will help NHS Resolution deliver its ambitious agenda
NHS Resolution has welcomed two new members to the Board who will play a key role in delivering its ambitious plans. From establishing and administering the general practice indemnity scheme due in April 2019, to shifting compensation claims out of the courtroom and into the …
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Safer maternity incentive scheme update
With just one week to go before the deadline for trusts to submit paperwork relating to the Safer maternity incentive scheme including self-certification reports and action plan to contributions@resolution.nhs.uk. We have provided an ‘at-a-glance’ outline of the decision making process. Full details of the scheme and access …
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Landmark case sees Huddersfield man jailed for NHS fraud
Today, in a landmark case, Sandip Singh Atwal was sentenced to three months in jail for deliberately attempting to defraud the NHS and deceive the Court. Hempsons Solicitors, instructed by NHS Resolution on behalf of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, successfully established that Mr …
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NHS Resolution Court of Appeal success in ‘bulk conversion’ cases
NHS Resolution has saved the NHS £270,000 in legal costs claimed across three test cases heard in the Court of Appeal with potentially millions of pounds more savings expected on cases waiting in the wings. In line with its strategy to tackle excessive legal costs, …
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Scanning of Paper Medical Records
Scanning of Paper Medical Records We have come across a number of cases recently where the transfer of paper records to digital form has caused difficulty in defending claims. This is especially so where CTG traces are involved. Sometimes the originals are destroyed and this …
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We’re joining up with national maternity champions to support the delivery of safety maternity care
In order to help trusts to improve maternity safety we have introduced an incentive element to the contribution to the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST). Maternity safety is an important issue for all CNST members as obstetric claims represent the scheme’s biggest area of …
Case of note: GS v. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Court of Appeal, 18 July 2017)
Mr. William Ewan died in 2007, at the age of 86, following an operation to insert a trans-aortic valve. His estate (represented by GS) brought proceedings in negligence against the Trust alleging failure to give proper information as to the risks involved in the operation, …
