Written question WQ96283
- Asked by
- Sam RowlandsConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 16 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm the total amount paid in clinical negligence claims relating to maternity care in Wales since 2022?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Welsh Risk Pool is the indemnifier for clinical negligence claims in NHS Wales.
The Welsh Risk Pool made payments directly to claimants or their representatives and reimbursed losses incurred by Health Boards in respect of clinical negligence claims relating to maternity services for the financial years as follows:
2022-23 £57,006,430
2023-24 £37, 521,206
Audited data is not yet available for 2024-25.