Written question asked by Alan Milburn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 May 1996. It was answered by Lord Horam (Conservative) on Friday, 17 May 1996 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What has been the cost of clinical negligence claims in each region in each year since 1991-92. - Includes table and ref to 256 c40-2W.

Answer: Mr. Milburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the cost of clinical negligence claims in each region in each year since 1991-92.[29399] Mr. Horam: I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Minister for Health gave him on 6 March 1995 Official Report, columns 40-42. As was made clear at the time, the figures for the earlier years were based on information that was not comprehensive and, in particular, did not include data from national health service trusts. The table shows the regional breakdowns based on latest estimates for 1993-4 and 1994-95 and provisional figures for 1995-96, consistent with the national estimates for those years. Costs to the NHS of clinical negligence settlements by region _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 £ million (estimated) £ million (estimated) £ million (provisional) Northern and Yorkshire 15.2 25.0 16.3 Trent 7.1 11.7 15.1 Anglia and Oxford 10.6 18.2 14.8 North Thames 21.4 30.4 37.2 South Thames 30.6 26.9 18.6 South and West 8.0 19.2 16.4 West Midlands 8.4 6.1 6.4 North West 16.6 22.5 24.3 Total 117.9 160.0 149.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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