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Written question asked by Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative) on Monday, 23 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2015. It was answered by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Northampton Hospital

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many obstetrics litigation cases in each year since 2010 involving incidents at Northampton General Hospital are still pending.

Answer

The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of its members under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST). Currently, all National Health Service trusts in England are members of the CNST.

The information about spend on obstetrics litigation in relation to Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is shown in the following table.

Payments made by the NHS Litigation Authority on Obstetrics claims for Northampton General Hospital

NHS Trust from 2010 – 2014 (as at 31 January 2015)

Payment Year

Total (£)

2010/11

3,155,656

2011/12

2,712,021

2012/13

2,116,769

2013/14

757,882

Source: NHS Litigation Authority

In relation to the number of cases outstanding, a search of the NHS LA’s claims’ database shows that there are less than five obstetrics litigation cases in total still pending involving incidents at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust since 2010.

Where a small number of cases exists, the Department is unable to provide a specific figure or location, as the disclosure of such information could breach an individual’s confidentiality.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
224927
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Civil proceedings Negligence Obstetrics Northampton Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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