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New independent member joins NHS Resolution’s Reserving and Pricing Committee

NHS Resolution is pleased to announce that Amerjit Grewal has been appointed as a new independent member of its Reserving and Pricing Committee, effective from 1 August 2024. Amerjit brings over 12 years of actuarial experience to the role.  She currently serves as Deputy Chief …

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Patient Safety Commissioner’s consultation into the ‘Principles of Better Patient Safety’ welcomed

Today, Wednesday 24 July, the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC) launched a public consultation on a new set of principles to put patient safety at the heart of healthcare in England. Setting out the seven principles, the PSC, Dr Henrietta Hughes, said: ‘We urgently need to …

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NHS Resolution continues trend of resolving more cases without need for litigation

NHS Resolution’s Annual report and accounts for 2023/24, published today, demonstrates that the organisation’s continued innovation in dispute resolution, and a collaborative approach, have continued to deliver benefits and enhance opportunities to learn and improve safety. In line with NHS Resolution’s strategy to keep patients …

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Case of note: Sutton (deceased) v. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (Liverpool County Court, 31 May 2024 – Judge Richard Carter)

Introduction This case involves two related allegations – that the patient should have been provided with post-operative radiotherapy in October 2017; and that she ought to have been given palliative radiotherapy from early 2018. These failings, it was claimed, caused her unnecessary pain and suffering. …

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