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Sept 2023
Harrogate hospital trust paid £4.9m in compensation claims since last year
Harrogate District Hospital has paid out £4.9 million in compensation claims in the last 12 months.
Figures obtained through a freedom of information request by law firm Legal Expert show Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust made the payments during the period July 2022 to July 2023.
The claims covered medical negligence complaints, which occur when a healthcare professional provides substandard care to a patient that falls below the standard expected of any healthcare professional.
However, the trust said some of the payouts were historical claims and were not necessarily claims resolved within the 12 month period.
In total, the trust paid £4,914,799.05 in compensation payouts. In the same time period, the hospital received 28 new letters of claims.
A spokesperson for the trust said:
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