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Kent & Canterbury Hospital.

Kent & Canterbury Hospital is run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. If something went wrong with your care here, the trust’s official claims record shows how often patients in your position claim — and you can check where you stand in about 60 seconds, free.

Trust total paid 2024/25

£37.4M

Claims received

127

Avg cost per claim

£294K

Rank in South East

#5

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About these figures. NHS Resolution records clinical negligence claims at trust level, not per hospital. The numbers on this page cover East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust as a whole — which also runs William Harvey Hospital and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital. For the full breakdown, see the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust data page.

Where the trust’s payments went.

Clinical negligence payments by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, 2024/25.

Patient compensation£28.2M
NHS legal costs£2.0M
Claimant legal costs£7.3M

Source: NHS Resolution Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25. Data covers the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS), and Risk Pooling Scheme for Trusts (RPST). This information is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.