When compared to 2013/14, a victim of NHS negligence now has to wait, on average, ten months longer for their claim to settle. CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE DELAYS On average, it currently takes NHS Resolution (NHSR) over two years to settle clinical negligence claims. Victims of clinical negligence are waiting a recordbreaking amount of time to receive justice Victims with the most severe injuries have been hardest hit: those with the highest value claims currently have to wait an average of over eight years for their claim to settle. This is almost two years longer than in 2013/14. SINCE 2013/14, THERE HAS BEEN A 58% INCREASE IN THE TIME IT TAKES NHSR TO SETTLE CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 DELAYS AT RECORD HIGH PAGE 12
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