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The 10 ‘most dangerous’ hospitals in the United Kingdom to give birth after almost 70 billion paid in two years

The 10 ‘most dangerous’ hospitals in the United Kingdom to give birth after almost 70 billion paid in two years

The NHS paid almost £ 70 billion for maternity and neonatal liabilities between 2022 and 2023, according to data that were discovered by requests for freedom of information

Hospitals at the University of Nottingham NHS Trust
Nottingham NHS Trust University hospital that appears on the undesirable list (Image: Nottinghamshire Live / Bpm Media)

A new surprising report has revealed the hospitals in England with the greatest number of preventable birth injuries.

Go to the top in this regard as the most dangerous hospital is Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, which paid compensation for more mothers than any other medical institution in England in the last two years.

Hospital’s negligence caused 33 women and their babies, according to independent reviewers. The next in the ignominious list is the Hospital of the University of Nottingham, which faced one of the largest maternity reviews in the United Kingdom after hundreds of deaths and babies injuries between 2006 and 2023.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust reached the top of the undesirable list (Image: Pennsylvania)

In other places, Barts Health NHS Trust was third on the list after paying 27 families for a period of two years. This hospital awarded the largest amount of cash to patients: a total of £ 39.9 million between 2022 and 2024, according to the figures collected by the law firm.

The NHS paid a total of £ 69.3 billion for maternity and neonatal responsibilities between 2022 and 2023. The data, discovered by requests for freedom of information (FOI), revealed ‘unnecessary pain’ to the new mothers or their babies were the most common birth complication between 2022 and 2024, reports the reports of the reports The reports of the reports of Reports of the reports reports reports report reports on reports. Mailonline.

Carla Duprey, lawyer at the law firm, was disappointed, said: “Many of the problems are central problems within the NHS and cannot easily be rectified. The financing and recruitment of the personnel are important problems.

“However, as many have pointed out in the past, if the NHS developed a system to inform and learn from incidents and claims on a regular basis, then I think this would be a first step to improve the general service. There must also be more emphasis on listening to the patient’s concerns.”

A total of 1,503 claims were made to NHS trusts in England, with brain damage and celebration paralysis among the most common, according to FOI figures. Legal experts consider that each one considers “avoidable” injuries and judged by independent reviewers as compensation.

10 NHS Trust hospitals in England with the largest number of birth injuries claims

  1. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (33)
  2. Hospitals at the University of Nottingham NHS Trust (28)
  3. Barts Health NHS Trust (27)
  4. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (26)
  5. Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (25)
  6. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (24)
  7. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (23)
  8. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (22)
  9. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (21)
  10. Leeds NHS Trust teaching hospitals (21)
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