§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what sums were paid out in compensation for neglect: by the NHS in each of the last three years for which figures are available in(a) the Yorkshire regional health authority area and (b) in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DorrellThe annual accounts of health authorities in England identify all compensation payments (made under legal obligation) in total only and separate information for cases of neglect is not collected centrally. Such information as is held by the Department for the Yorkshire region and England as a whole is shown in the table.
Questions concerning the national health service in the other countries within the United Kingdom are matters for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales and for Northern Ireland.
Compensation payments (made under legal obligation) Yorkshire region England Number of cases Total amount £000s (cash) Number of cases Total amount £000s (cash) 1987–88 322 836 4,641 10,142 1988–89 447 695 4,863 13,134 1989–90 497 2,196 5,488 19,764 Source:
Annual accounts of regional and district health authorities in England and those of the special health authorities for the London post-graduate teaching hospitals.
Note:
The figures shown represent the total amounts paid by the authorities, excluding costs. They are without deduction of any recoveries or contributions from outside sources.