Clinical Negligence Claims

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Dear East Lancashire Hospitals NHS 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

Freedom of Information (ELHT) Mailbox, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

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Dear Mr Brownhill

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 2018/07/09 Brownhill J

 

Under the Act, the department is required to provide you with a response
within 20 working days. We will write to you in response to your request
for information by 6 August 2018.

 

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Freedom of Information (ELHT) Mailbox, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Dear Mr Brownhill

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We have liaised with our colleagues and they have informed us that there has been less than 5 clinical negligence claims in this category. We are unable to provide the data in relation to less than 5 cases, as the disclosure of data could lead to an individual patient being identified or personal data being disclosed in breach of the Data Protection Act.

If you are not satisfied with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review or make a complaint, you should write to the Associate Director of Corporate Governance at the Trust Headquarters, Level 2, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH. Tel: 01254 735998. Email: [East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF.

Regards,

Freedom of Information Team

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

[email address]

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