Negligence Claims, Judicial Reviews and Duty of Candour - FOI Response Register

1. The number of negligence claims filed against NHS Shetland from 2020 onwards.

Three claims have been received since 2020, only one of which is with regard to clinical negligence.

2. Annual statistics related to these claims.

Of the three claims one was received in 2021 which settled in 2023, the other two were received in 2024 and are currently open. Given the low numbers and the real risk of identification in a small community no additional information about the matters raised or settlement amounts is appropriate.

3. Any summary reports or analyses conducted on these claims.

Please see the above comment.

4. The number of Judicial Review cases involving NHS Shetland from 2020 onwards.

None

5. Outcomes of these cases.

N/A

6. Any summary reports or analyses conducted on these cases.

N/A

7. Information on how NHS Shetland complies with the Duty of Candour.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

Please see: https://www.nhsshetland.scot/rights/duty-candour

8. Any reports or documents detailing incidents where the Duty of Candour was applied from 2020 onwards.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

Annual reports on Duty of Candour compliance are published in Board papers on our website: https://www.nhsshetland.scot/board/board-meetings, and for recent years within the following meeting pack dates: August 2021, June 2022, September 2023, and August 2024.