The NHS Litigation Authority has supplied the information requested, as of 30 September 2008, in the following table:
Specialty Total damages (£) Obstetrics 946,458,366 Non-obstetrics 1,228,051,128 Total 2,174,509,494
The information requested is not collected centrally. However, information published as part of the Healthcare Commission’s review of maternity services in England (January 2008) shows that of the 82 midwife- led units, 57 are stand alone units and 25 are situated alongside consultant-led units.