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<p>The NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA) indemnifies National Health Service organisations
in England and many independent sector providers of NHS care against claims.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS LA handles clinical negligence claims on behalf of
its members under the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST). Currently, all
NHS trusts in England are members of the CNST.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amounts
paid by the NHS LA to patients under CNST in the last three years where NHS England
is the legal defendant are contained in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Payment</p><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Damages</p><p>Paid</p></td><td><p>Defence
Costs</p><p>Paid</p></td><td><p>Claimant Costs</p><p>Paid</p></td><td><p>Total Amount</p><p>Paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£787,905</p></td><td><p>£308,479</p></td><td><p>£1,144,361</p></td><td><p>£2,240,745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£6,015,035</p></td><td><p>£646,217</p></td><td><p>£1,406,681</p></td><td><p>£8,067,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£4,428,933</p></td><td><p>£981,496</p></td><td><p>£3,330,594</p></td><td><p>£8,741,022</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS LA</p><p> </p>
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