Medway NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Trust · Clinical negligence claims data for 2024/25

Maternity TrustSouth EastME7 5NYMember since 1995

£16.0M

Total paid 2024/25

79

Claims received

£203K

Avg cost per claim

#12

of 30 in South East

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An NHS Trust is an organisational unit of the National Health Service that typically operates multiple hospitals, community clinics, and specialist services under one legal entity. All clinical negligence claims and payment figures on this page relate to the trust as a whole, not to any individual hospital or site.

Claims Breakdown

Claims received by Medway NHS Foundation Trust across NHS Resolution indemnity schemes in 2024/25.

Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts

£15.7M71 claims

Covers claims arising from clinical treatment provided on or after 1 April 1995

Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts

£325K8 claims

Covers non-clinical claims such as employer and public liability

Where the Money Goes

Of the £16.0M paid, 62% went directly to patients as compensation — the remainder covered legal costs on both sides.

Patient compensation£10.0M
NHS legal costs£1.2M
Claimant legal costs£4.9M

Average Cost Per Claim

How the average cost per claim at this trust compares to regional and national averages. Lower per-claim costs may reflect a different mix of claim types.

This trust

£203K

National average

£240K

-15%below national average

This trust

£203K

South East average

£240K

-15%below regional average

Maternity & Obstetric Claims

Medway NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity services. Obstetric claims account for 21% of this trust's total negligence payments — obstetric claims are tracked separately due to their typically much higher value.

Obstetric claims£3.3M
All other claims£12.7M

Obstetric claims

11

14% of all claims

Obstetric payments

£3.3M

21% of total paid

Avg per obstetric claim

£304K

View national maternity claims data →

Source: NHS Resolution Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25. Data covers the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS), and Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts (RPST). This information is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.