NHS Resolution: Clinical Negligence

Annual claims, damages, and legal costs data per NHS trust. Covers the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS), and Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts (RPST).

222
NHS Trusts
6
Years Covered
£2799.6M
Payouts (2024-25)
11,859
Claims (2024-25)

Claims & Costs Trend

Most Claims (All Years)

NHS trusts received 11,859 new clinical negligence claims in 2024-25, with £2799.6M in damages paid. Average damages per claim: £236k. New claims down 18.9% year-on-year (2023-24 to 2024-25). Over 6 years (2019-20 to 2024-25): 71,523 claims totalling £14.2bn in damages.

Showing 1430 records

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RV3
30 claims £2,861k
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RYX
5 claims £1,317k
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RQM
88 claims £22,040k
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RQM
86 claims £132k
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXA
19 claims £454k
Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXA
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RFS
44 claims £10,855k
Christie NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RBV
7 claims £1,006k
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST REN
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RJ8
17 claims £431k
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RJR
69 claims £6,789k
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXP
78 claims £16,823k
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RYG
16 claims £921k
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RJ6
35 claims £14,239k
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RX4
£522k
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RNN
44 claims £9,284k
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RN7
62 claims £9,408k
Department of Health 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST DOH033
Derbyshire Community Health Services 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RY8
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RY8
5 claims £355k
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXM
6 claims £45k
Devon Partnership NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RWV
£324k
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RP5
90 claims £18,548k
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RP5
99 claims £2k
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RBD
21 claims £3,499k
Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RDY
£264k
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RDY
12 claims £193k
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (The) 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RNA
Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST R0C
£40k
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RWH
57 claims £34,274k
East Cheshire NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RJN
27 claims £3,996k
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RVV
103 claims £25,918k
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXR
107 claims £18,015k
East London NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RWK
39 claims £1,679k
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RX9
23 claims £2,612k
East of England Ambulance NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RYC
£364k
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RYC
57 claims £1,882k
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RDE
100 claims
East Suffolk North Essex NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RDE
94 claims £31,573k
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXC
60 claims £17,326k
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RVR
42 claims £12,878k
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST R1L
47 claims £2,903k
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RDU
89 claims £27,409k
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RR7
41 claims £12,744k
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RLT
38 claims £12,476k
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RTQ
£313k
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RTE
72 claims £16,268k
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RXV
59 claims £4,565k
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RP4
127 claims £36k
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust 2023-24 CNST+ELS+RPST RP4
10 claims £5,303k
Data from NHS Resolution Annual Statistics. Published under Open Government Licence.