§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid in compensation by the NHS for medical negligence in each of the last 20 years. [158338]
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§ Mr. DenhamFigures on the amounts included in the national audit summarised accounts for clinical negligence payments for the latest available years are as follows:
£ million 1996–97 235 1997–98 144 1998–99 221 1999–2000 373 Notes:
1. Figures prior to 1996–97 are not available because clinical negligence was not separately identified in the accounts prior to that date.
2. The 1999–2000 figure is provisional as it is subject to audit.
3. Changes to accounting policies mean that these amounts are not directly comparable.
Source:
National Health Service summarised accounts for health authorities, NHS trusts and NHS Litigation Authority.