Hospitals across Lancashire have paid out almost £100m in negligence claims for childbirth and maternity failings in the last five years.
An investigation by Legal Expert has revealed that the five main trusts across the county have had 152 such claims lodged against them since 2019, and have paid out more than £97m in settled cases combined. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has paid out the highest amount totalling £32m , followed by East Lancashire Hospital Trust which forked out £24m .
National picture Clinical negligence claims and incidents across all NHS Trusts in the last five years include 484 relating to babies with brain damage, 471 stillbirths and 342 mother or baby deaths. Of those claims settled, £980 million was spent on compensation for cerebral palsy-related claims and a further £600 million was paid out for claims pertaining to brain damage caused by obstetric negligence.
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