§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many claims the NHS Litigation Authority received in the 2001–02 financial year in respect of employer liability; how much it paid out in costs; and how many cases remain outstanding. [83285]
§ Mr. HuttonThe national health service litigation authority received 2,439 claims from NHS employees in the financial year 2001–2001. Of these 2,210 remain open.
A total of £1.89 million has been expended on these claims in total but this figure includes on-going payments in claims which remain open.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many claims in respect of employer liability remain unresolved by the NHS litigation authority; and of these, how many are up to(a) six months old, (b) one-year-old, (c) two-years-old, (d) three-years-old, (e) four-years- old and (f) over four-years-old. [83286]
§ Mr. HuttonThere are a total of 4,820 claims for compensation from national health service employees currently being handled by the NHS litigation authority. Of these:
- 1,163 are up to six months old.
- 1,113 are between six months and 12 months.
- 1,822 are between 12 and 24 months.
141W - 687 are between 24 and 36 months.
- 35 are between 36 and 48 months.
The litigation authority took over the handling of claims in 1988.