asked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the total compensation paid to patients and families in the past five years as a result of litigation against National Health Service obstetricians alleging brain damage during pregnancy or parturition resulting from negligent clinical care. [HL328]
It is not possible to differentiate claims made against obstetricians and midwife-led teams. The table shows the payments in the past five years for all claims where the injury was either brain damage or cerebral palsy.
Payment Year Compensation 2001-02 320,447,750 2002-03 174,476,205 2003-04 105,608,870 2004-05 173,148,369 2005-06 188,792,357 Total 962,473,551 Note: In 2001-02, claims under the clinical negligence scheme for trusts were centralised and payments include reimbursements to trusts for interim amounts made on cases not yet resolved.