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<p>NHS Resolution handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of National Health Service organisations and independent sector providers of NHS care in England.</p><p>NHS Resolution formats its clinical negligence claims using a coding system.</p><p>NHS Resolution has advised that it codes claims under its management to identify whether formal court proceedings have commenced. However, the reasons for this can be multiple and complex, i.e. a dispute on breach of duty, causation, the amount due to be paid in compensation, the imminent expiry of the limitation period, a combination of all four, or alternatively, the need for court approval of a settlement. Given this, and the fact that the claimant’s reasons for commencing court proceedings may not be shared with NHS Resolution, the reasons for commencement are not coded separately.</p> |