Mr. Scott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid in compensation to patients by each London-based hospital trust in each of the last three years. [227824]
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Ilford, North (Mr. Scott) on 21 October 2008. I am sorry that the table omitted to include figures for Newham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The correct answer is as follows:
Mr. Bradshaw:
The information requested is in the following table and was obtained from the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) website. The data cover compensation paid out to patients under the NHSLA's Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts and Existing Liabilities Scheme. Further information can be found in the NHSLA's published factsheets, available on their website at:
www.nhsla.com/Publications
Compensation paid by year
£
NHS Trust
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust
9,704,939
2,558,682
3,969,003
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust
2,153,553
1,766,719
2,694,458
Barts and The London Hospitals NHS Trust
5,962,410
1,122,305
1,669,554
Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust
1,961,575
382,574
1,013,984
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
3,436,922
3,682,525
6,528,221
Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
319,570
136,663
159,811
Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
2,029,226
827,196
3,001,362
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
331,358
115,918
229,737
Guys and St Thomas Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
1,926,549
1,503,895
7,635,693
Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust
4,361,232
261,661
505,495
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
462,799
3,187,288
1,350,342
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust(1)
1,124,036
4,224,883
11,180,619
King's College Hospital NHS Trust
1,664,813
1,481,754
3,052,508
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
552,580
5,081,598
2,406,222
Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust
450,795
674,894
1,962,853
Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust
1,197,728
4,628,306
3,323,737
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
233,534
106,400
47,500
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust
770,137
8,169,092
1,995,860
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
2,545,728
949,859
1,941,285
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
1,188,597
3,784,051
1,521,117
Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust
1,120,443
932,743
1,037,646
Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust
638,601
963,428
1,241,892
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust
105,000
1,385,930
975,018
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
1,267,101
1,064,319
3,409,945
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
10,096
7,790
53,710
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
3,250
39,375
1,588,837
St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
2,242,242
2,119,033
3,186,074
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
5,635,329
1,159,230
6,047,562
West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
304,938
1,335,725
545,146
Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust
589,503
5,134,654
879,929
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
1,456,604
1,018,720
716,682
(1) Before 2007-08, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and St Mary's NHS Trust.
