By: 15 January 2025

NHS faces £2.3bn bill for cerebral palsy negligence claims over five years 

NHS faces £2.3bn clinical negligence bill for cerebral palsy claims, highlighting systemic care failings. Clinical negligence cases in England involving...

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By: 26 December 2024

APIL urges NHS to enforce a legal “duty of candour” 

APIL urges NHS to prioritise patient safety through a reform strategy including enforcing a legal “duty of candour”.  The NHS...

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By: 24 December 2024

NHS Trusts faces over £4m in payouts for infection claims

NHS Trusts paid £4.2m in damages for hospital-acquired infection claims, highlighting urgent prevention needs.   NHS Trusts across the UK...

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By: 20 December 2024

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to learn from ‘never event’ incidents after paying out almost £100,000 

Sheffield Trust pays out nearly £100,000 after serious errors which left patients with surgical objects inside them after surgery. Sheffield...

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By: 25 September 2024

NHS mental health negligence costs taxpayers £121 million over five years

A staggering £121 million has been paid out by NHS healthcare providers in response to mental health and psychiatry clinical...

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By: 8 March 2024

NHS trusts acknowledge accidental limb amputations

In the span of the last three years, a hospital has admitted to the mistaken removal of limbs from six...

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By: 1 September 2023

£179M medical negligence payout for Whittington Health NHS Trust

Whittington Health NHS Trust, in north London, has garnered attention with a substantial £179 million payout in medical negligence claims...

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By: 16 June 2023

NHS Resolution launches e-learning module to support clinicians working within maternity services

NHS Resolution has launched its first, innovative e-learning module focused on the significant avoidable harm that can occur during the antenatal...

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