Table 1

Total value of all NHS Resolution EM-allocated claims according to cause of incident at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2011–2020) following case review, presented as ‘correctly allocated to EM’ and ‘incorrectly allocated to EM’

Cause of incidentTotal claim value (%)
Correctly allocated to EMProportion of total claim cost (%)Incorrectly allocated to EMProportion of total claim cost (%)
Failure/delay in diagnosis£3 855 817.0517.37£12 262 261.6955.23
Failure/delay in treatment£502 076.202.26£357 110.841.61
Failure to interpret X-ray£61 717.060.28£0.000.00
Failure to warn informed consent£8243.700.04£0.000.00
Delay in operation£0.000.00£47 600.000.21
Operator error£0.000.00£39 071.610.18
Failure to recognise complication£0.000.00£3 470 000.0015.63
Inadequate nursing care£0.000.00£0.000.00
Medication error£0.000.00£1 600 000.007.21
Total£4 427 854.0119.9£17 776 044.1480.1
  • EM, emergency medicine.