Other

NHS clinical negligence statistics for other — 19 years of data

£461.6M

Total payments 2024/25

5,160

Claims settled 2024/25

£91K

Avg per settled claim

#2

of 20 specialties

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19-Year Payment Trend

Total payments for other claims from 2006/07 to 2024/25.Other accounts for 15.0% of all NHS negligence payments.

£52.2M
£66.1M
£71.0M
£90.9M
£102.3M
£135.1M
£134.5M
£135.4M
£137.0M
£202.3M
£211.1M
£280.5M
£261.0M
£285.3M
£283.4M
£384.2M
£407.0M
£449.3M
£461.6M
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

How Long Do Other Claims Take?

Average timings for other claims based on 2024/25 data. The total average time from incident to settlement is approximately 4.2 years.

Incident to notification

2.9 years

Average time before a claim is made

Notification to settlement

1.3 years

Average time to resolve the claim

Total average

4.2 years

From incident to final resolution

Settlement Timing Trend

3.9 years
3.9 years
4.0 years
4.0 years
4.2 years
4.0 years
3.8 years
4.0 years
4.1 years
4.2 years
4.2 years
4.2 years
4.3 years
3.9 years
3.8 years
3.7 years
3.8 years
3.9 years
4.2 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 other claims settled each year and their total damages value.

1,032 claims (£57.2M)
1,038 claims (£69.3M)
929 claims (£84.9M)
1,224 claims (£112.2M)
1,572 claims (£130.5M)
1,577 claims (£131.1M)
1,751 claims (£130.8M)
1,899 claims (£148.8M)
2,039 claims (£141.4M)
2,242 claims (£243.4M)
2,486 claims (£221.4M)
2,596 claims (£324.7M)
2,516 claims (£305.3M)
2,709 claims (£292.8M)
3,632 claims (£313.7M)
4,790 claims (£403.9M)
4,954 claims (£438.4M)
4,937 claims (£500.3M)
5,160 claims (£470.6M)
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 other 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.