§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accidents were reported by patients while they were on the premises of hospitals in the University of Leicester Hospitals Trust in the last 12 months. [20260]
§ Jacqui SmithThe number of statutory reportable "incidents" is collected under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. This covers reportable infectious diseases, and accidents that result in more than three days absence from work, deaths in the workplace for example.
The number of RIDDOR incidents recorded at University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service Trust (UHL) in 2000–01 was 89—the latest year for which figures are available. This figure includes both patient and staff incidents.
In terms of public liability claims against UHL, under the NHS Litigation Authority's "Non-Clinical Pooling Scheme", the total number of accidents reported by patients and visitors over the last 12 months was 20.