Further to WQ93904, how many successful litigation cases were brought against the NHS each year since 2014?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | Answered on 08/10/2024
The number of claims paid out each year since 2014, relating to clinical negligence cases, were as follows:
|
Financial year |
number of claims |
|
2023-24 |
1102 |
|
2022-23 |
781 |
|
2021-22 |
865 |
|
2020-21 |
779 |
|
2019-20 |
902 |
|
2018-19 |
985 |
|
2017-18 |
792 |
|
2016-17 |
759 |
|
2015-16 |
686 |
|
2014-15 |
702 |
Source: NHS Wales Summarised Accounts 2014-15 to 2023-24