NHS Resolution, the organisation that handles negligence disputes, expects an increase in claims for delays, cancellations, misdiagnosis and avoidable deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
NHS Resolution said the pot was for ‘new Covid risks and potential claims’.
The £1.3billion figure has been allocated with £470million expected to be spent on claims relating to the treatment of Covid, an increase from £350million in the first year of the pandemic.
Around £610million has been set aside for claims relating to misdiagnoses and delays to treatment due to the pandemic, an increase from £210 one year prior. The remaining £220million is expected to cover claims related to Covid vaccines, employee liability and care homes.
Professor Gordon Wishart, Chief Medical Officer at Check4Cancer, has commented:
“The fact NHS Resolution has set aside £1.3billion for future clinical negligence claims is an acknowledgement that the unintended consequences of Covid restrictions will continue for some time, and that these claims are likely to succeed…Given the current scale of excess deaths from many conditions including cancer and cardiovascular disease, £1.3billion may not be enough.”
NHS Resolution admitted in its annual report that the total sum is ‘fairly limited’ because services weren’t disrupted as much in 2021/22 and most claims relate to maternity services which operated largely as normal during the pandemic. They commented:
“While a small number of claims related to Covid have been received, it will take several years for the impacts of Covid to fully materialise, due to the time lags between incidents, claims and ultimately their settlement.”
If you feel that yours or a loved one’s treatment has been significantly delayed as a result of COVID-19, please seek further legal advice.
Further reading
Medical misdiagnosis or delay – Oakwood Solicitors
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