Ambulance
NHS clinical negligence statistics for ambulance — 19 years of data
£27.1M
Total payments 2024/25
170
Claims settled 2024/25
£125K
Avg per settled claim
#19
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19-Year Payment Trend
Total payments for ambulance claims from 2006/07 to 2024/25.Ambulance accounts for 0.9% of all NHS negligence payments.
How Long Do Ambulance Claims Take?
Average timings for ambulance claims based on 2024/25 data. The total average time from incident to settlement is approximately 4.1 years.
Incident to notification
2.2 years
Average time before a claim is made
Notification to settlement
1.9 years
Average time to resolve the claim
Total average
4.1 years
From incident to final resolution
Settlement Timing Trend
Claims Settled Over Time
Number of ambulance claims settled each year and their total damages value.
Top NHS Trusts by Total Negligence Payments
The NHS trusts with the highest total negligence payments in 2024/25. While trust-level data isn't available by specialty, these are the trusts most likely to handle ambulance claims.
| 1 | £65.8M | |
| 2 | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustEast of England | £63.3M |
| 3 | £61.8M | |
| 4 | £56.1M | |
| 5 | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands | £55.7M |
| 6 | Barts Health NHS TrustLondon | £55.4M |
| 7 | £54.7M | |
| 8 | £50.8M | |
| 9 | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustEast Midlands | £49.4M |
| 10 | £45.8M | |
| 11 | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustEast of England | £43.6M |
| 12 | £41.8M | |
| 13 | Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustSouth East | £38.9M |
| 14 | Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustSouth East | £38.7M |
| 15 | £37.4M | |
| 16 | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEast of England | £36.5M |
| 17 | £34.9M | |
| 18 | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustNorth West | £34.6M |
| 19 | £34.1M | |
| 20 | The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustYorkshire and The Humber | £34.0M |
| 21 | Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYorkshire and The Humber | £32.9M |
| 22 | £32.0M | |
| 23 | £31.2M | |
| 24 | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustSouth East | £30.6M |
| 25 | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustEast Midlands | £29.9M |
| 26 | £29.9M | |
| 27 | East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSouth East | £28.4M |
| 28 | £28.0M | |
| 29 | £27.8M | |
| 30 | £27.7M |
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.