NHS Resolution: Advice for claimants

Summary

NHS Resolution is an arm’s length body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It provides expertise to the NHS on resolving concerns and disputes fairly, sharing learning for improvement and preserving resources for patient care.

This webpage from NHS Resolution includes the following information for claimants:

• Who can claim and what do I need to prove in order to make a claim?
• What is breach of duty of care?
• What is causation?
• Limitation
• Letter of claim
• General damages and special damages
• Reporting of claims to the Department for Work and Pensions
• The Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR)
• Information for Early Notification Scheme claims
• Information for vaginal mesh and sodium valproate claims
• Resource for people with learning disabilities and their supporters
• Useful links for claimants.