§ NHS DATA · SPECIALTIES
NHS negligence by specialty.
Which areas of medicine drive the most clinical negligence compensation (2024/25 NHS Resolution data).
Obstetrics CP/BDcerebral palsy & brain damage — e.g. birth injuries causing permanent disability£1.1BOthere.g. physiotherapy injuries, dietetics errors, pharmacy dispensing mistakes£461.6MEmergency Medicinee.g. misdiagnosis in A&E, delayed treatment, triage failures£249.7MPaediatricse.g. missed meningitis, delayed diagnosis, medication dosing errors£210.8MOrthopaedic Surgerye.g. failed joint replacements, fracture mismanagement, nerve damage£178.6MObstetrics Non CP/BDother obstetric claims — e.g. surgical errors during delivery, maternal injuries£176.0MGeneral surgery£104.1MNeurosurgerye.g. spinal surgery errors, nerve damage, post-operative complications£77.1MRadiologye.g. missed findings on scans, delayed cancer diagnosis, reporting errors£71.9MGynaecologye.g. surgical complications, missed cancer diagnoses, fertility treatment errors£67.0MGeneral medicine£64.8MPsychiatry/ Mental Health£55.8MGastroenterologye.g. missed bowel cancer, endoscopy perforations, delayed diagnosis£41.5MOphthalmologye.g. cataract surgery errors, missed glaucoma, delayed treatment£37.1MNeurologye.g. missed stroke, delayed brain tumour diagnosis, epilepsy mismanagement£37.0MNeonatology CP/BDnewborn cerebral palsy & brain damage — e.g. oxygen deprivation at birth£31.0MCardiologye.g. missed heart attacks, stent complications, delayed diagnosis£31.0MUrologye.g. delayed cancer diagnosis, surgical nerve damage, catheter injuries£29.2MAmbulancee.g. delayed response, incorrect triage, treatment errors en route£27.1MNeonatology Non CP/BDother newborn claims — e.g. infections, feeding injuries, delayed treatment£16.0M