Neurology

NHS clinical negligence statistics for neurology — 19 years of data

£37.0M

Total payments 2024/25

127

Claims settled 2024/25

£193K

Avg per settled claim

#15

of 20 specialties

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19-Year Payment Trend

Total payments for neurology claims from 2006/07 to 2024/25.Neurology accounts for 1.2% of all NHS negligence payments.

£4.7M
£3.3M
£7.8M
£12.1M
£18.2M
£14.8M
£21.5M
£24.5M
£19.1M
£21.7M
£25.8M
£24.7M
£37.0M
£35.0M
£28.5M
£36.7M
£31.0M
£43.9M
£37.0M
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

How Long Do Neurology Claims Take?

Average timings for neurology claims based on 2024/25 data. The total average time from incident to settlement is approximately 7.2 years.

Incident to notification

5.3 years

Average time before a claim is made

Notification to settlement

1.9 years

Average time to resolve the claim

Total average

7.2 years

From incident to final resolution

Settlement Timing Trend

5.5 years
5.7 years
5.9 years
6.0 years
5.8 years
6.5 years
5.0 years
4.9 years
5.2 years
5.5 years
5.7 years
5.4 years
6.4 years
6.5 years
5.5 years
6.2 years
6.6 years
11.1 years
7.2 years
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Claims Settled Over Time

Number of neurology claims settled each year and their total damages value.

49 claims (£3.2M)
52 claims (£2.0M)
60 claims (£6.9M)
60 claims (£11.4M)
69 claims (£33.7M)
78 claims (£17.4M)
77 claims (£22.8M)
105 claims (£37.0M)
92 claims (£19.7M)
105 claims (£20.1M)
129 claims (£44.0M)
90 claims (£47.1M)
112 claims (£41.1M)
96 claims (£30.5M)
99 claims (£23.1M)
111 claims (£31.5M)
130 claims (£30.6M)
112 claims (£44.8M)
127 claims (£24.4M)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

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 neurology claims.

1£65.8M
2£63.3M
3£61.8M
4£56.1M
5£55.7M
6£55.4M
7£54.7M
8£50.8M
9£49.4M
10£45.8M
11£43.6M
12£41.8M
13£38.9M
14£38.7M
15£37.4M
16£36.5M
17£34.9M
18£34.6M
19£34.1M
20£34.0M
21£32.9M
22£32.0M
23£31.2M
24£30.6M
25£29.9M
26£29.9M
27£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.