Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts

Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts The cost of clinical negligence in trusts is significant and rising fast, placing increasing financial pressure on an already stretched system. NHS Resolution and the Department are proposing measures to tackle this, but the expected savings are small compared with the predicted rise in overall costs. At £60 billion, up from £51 billion last year, the provision for clinical negligence in trusts is one of the biggest liabilities in the government accounts, and one of the fastest growing. Fundamentally changing the biggest drivers of increasing cost will require significant activity in policy and legislation. National Audit Office

See also:

• Compensation claims draining the NHS of £1.6bn a year The Daily Mail
• NHS negligence bill set to more than double as waiting lists lengthen The Daily Telegraph