Written Question · S1W-13234 · Session 1
What costs have been incurred by health authorities due to clinical negligence claims arising from hospital-acquired infections.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what costs have been incurred by health authorities due to clinical negligence claims arising from hospital-acquired infections.
The answer
General hospital-acquired infection (HAI) would not have been noted as a contributory factor in clinical negligence claims prior to April 2000. However records of clinical negligence claims where MRSA
- which may have been acquired in hospital
- was stated as a contributory factor are available prior to April 2000.No clinical negligence payments have been recorded in respect of incidents in which MRSA is mentioned as a contributory factor. At present there are seven MRSA-related clinical negligence claims under consideration. No claims specifying HAI as a contributory factor have been lodged since April 2000.
- which may have been acquired in hospital
- was stated as a contributory factor are available prior to April 2000.No clinical negligence payments have been recorded in respect of incidents in which MRSA is mentioned as a contributory factor. At present there are seven MRSA-related clinical negligence claims under consideration. No claims specifying HAI as a contributory factor have been lodged since April 2000.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-13234 by reference.