§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many medical negligence claims involving the NHS were brought in each year since 1987–88 in each region.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many medical negligence claims involving the NHS were settled in each year since 1987–88; and what were the costs involved in each region.
§ Dr. MawhinneyBefore the introduction of the national health service indemnity scheme in January 1990, no information was collected on the number of costs of medical negligence claims. For the financial years 1990–91 and 1991–92, the information obtained from NHS bodies on the number of cases settled and the total costs of damages awarded and legal costs is shown in the table, though for the latter the returns are incomplete. For 1992–93, the information is not yet available.