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To ask Her Majesty’s Government why liability for clinical negligence in the National Health Service has increased in the last two years by 25 per cent; and what steps they are taking to reduce that figure.[HL2281]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why liability for clinical negligence in the National Health Service has increased in the last two years by 25 per cent; and what steps they are taking to reduce that figure.[HL2281]
In answering the question, liability for clinical negligence in the National Health Service has been taken to mean the provisions made in the NHS Litigation Authority's (NHS LA's) annual accounts for clinical negligence claims. Clinical negligence provisions were £16.6 billion in the 2010-11 accounts, and £22.7 billion in the 2012-13 accounts, an increase of £6.1 billion, or 36.7%.
Of this, approximately £1.4 billion resulted from a change in the HM Treasury discount rate during 2012-13. The purpose of the discount rate is to ensure that an amount of money invested today will still be worth the same amount in future. Provisions have also increased because the number of claims has increased, by 17% over the same period.
The Government is looking at what can be done to reduce the NHS litigation bill, including by seeking to bring down the number of mistakes through a relentless focus on patient safety. The vast majority of the millions of people seen by the NHS every year experience good quality, safe and effective care. However, if things do go wrong then it is right that patients are compensated. Following the Francis and Berwick reports, patient safety must be the priority for everyone in the NHS.
The NHS Litigation Authority has an important role to play in supporting the NHS to improve patient safety through its focus on learning from claims. It has created an 'extranet' for scheme members, providing real time access to their claims data, and is developing a safety and learning service. The NHS LA is also moving away from assessments against a set of risk management standards to more outcome focused
approach, in order to reduce bureaucracy and the burden on front line staff and freeing them up to focus on improving patient safety and reducing the number of incidents leading to claims.
The Government has also introduced measures designed to reduce the cost of civil litigation, in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. This is expected to have an impact on the costs paid out by the NHS to claimants' lawyers in the next few years, as claims begin to be brought under the new rules.
Draft SI on Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.
Draft SI on Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.
NHS Redress Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.
NHS Redress Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.
Mental Capacity Bill. Lords third reading debate. Passed on question and returned to the Commons with amendments.
Mental Capacity Bill. Lords third reading debate. Passed on question and returned to the Commons with amendments.
Draft SI on water fluoridation (consultation) (england). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. Also debated with draft SI on water supply (fluoridation indemnities) (england) (SI 2005/920).
Draft SI on water fluoridation (consultation) (england). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question. Also debated with draft SI on water supply (fluoridation indemnities) (england) (SI 2005/920).
Mental Capacity Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Mental Capacity Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Health and Social Care Bill. Lords third reading debate. Passed on question and returned to the Commons with amendments.
Health and Social Care Bill. Lords third reading debate. Passed on question and returned to the Commons with amendments.
On what grounds HMG have filed a claim against Iraq for environmental damage caused during the Gulf War, and what agreement within NATO precludes them from the claiming against the United States for the environmental damage from toxic waste left behind in Holy Loch by the US Forces based there.
On what grounds HMG have filed a claim against Iraq for environmental damage caused during the Gulf War, and what agreement within NATO precludes them from the claiming against the United States for the environmental damage from toxic waste left behind in Holy Loch by the US Forces based there.