The Department does not collect information on the total amounts spent by the national health service on either lawyer's fees or compensation in respect of negligence claims. The NHS Litigation Authority collects details of the amounts spent by the NHS on lawyer's fees and compensation for claims made under clinical and non-clinical NHS schemes. Data for these schemes for the last five years are in the following tables.
£000 Financial year Clinical Non-clinical Total 2005-06 151,030 15,097 166,127 2004-05 134,441 16,637 151,078 2003-04 121,186 7,063 128,249 2002-03 117,204 5,934 123,138 2001-02 296,874 1,959 98,833 1 Legal fees are compensated quarterly (during the progress of a claim) for defence costs, but only at settlement of a claim for claimant costs. 2 Includes clinical negligence scheme for trusts call-in reimbursement to trusts.
£000 Financial year Clinical Non-clinical Total 2005-06 409,278 16,512 425,790 2004-05 368,453 25,574 394,027 2003-04 301,328 3,185 304,513 2002-03 328,980 16,330 345,310 2001-02 1452,070 4,890 456,960 1 Includes clinical negligence scheme for trusts call-in reimbursement to trusts.