Clinical Negligence Claims

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Dear Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,

Please could you let me know the amount / number of clinical negligence claims which cost the Trust more than £1 million - inclusive of damages and other costs, such as legal costs and medical fees – during the most recent financial year for which you hold full data.

Yours faithfully,

Jon Brownhill

TULLY, Carly (BLACK COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Jon,

 

FOI 18-67- request regarding clinical negligence 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Governance Team

Tel: 0121 612 8017

Fax: 0121 612 3779

Black Country Partnership FT.

 

 

 

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TULLY, Carly (BLACK COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Jon,

 

FOI 18-67 request regarding clinical negligence   

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request on the above
subject. We have completed our search for information and the details are
as follows:

 

Please could you let me know the amount / number of clinical negligence
claims which cost the Trust more than £1 million - inclusive of damages
and other costs, such as legal costs and medical fees – during the most
recent financial year for which you hold full data.—there are no clinical
negligence claims which costs the Trust more than £1 million in 2017/2018
financial year

 

The full Freedom of Information Act 2000 is available on the legislation
website via the following link:
[1]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000.... The Trust is
regarding this response as a full and complete discharge of its
responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to
this request. I trust it fulfils your requirements but should you have any
concerns please do not hesitate to contact me and I will attempt to
resolve your issues.

 

In the event you pursue a complaint/investigation and are not content with
the outcome, you have the option to apply directly to the Information
Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision
unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Team

Tel: 0121 612 8017

Fax: 0121 612 3779

Black Country Partnership FT.

 

 

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