Clinical & Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (CSCNC)
NO ONGOING DATA COLLECTION: Clinical & Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (CSCNC) publication series was discontinued after 2022/23.
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
| Question/Data item wording | Response scale wording | Need OR provision OR receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age of interest | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical / social care negligence cases open by year of incident |
Numbers given for: |
Provision; | Clinical / social care negligence cases open by year of incident | 1993 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Cases closed with & without payments (2022/23) |
This is divided into: And figures given for: |
Provision; | Cases closed with & without payments | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Amount paid on periodic payment order cases (2022/23) |
Number of cases as well as amount paid is separated into: |
Provision; | Amount paid on periodic payment order cases | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Total amount paid by the largest “nature of alleged incident” categories (2022/23) |
Cost divided into: |
Provision; | Total amount paid by largest “nature of alleged incident” categories | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Amount paid on cases open at any stage during 2022/23, by HSC Trust / Legacy HSS Board |
This is divided into: And figures given for: |
Provision; | Amount paid on cases open - any stage - HSC Trust/Legacy HSS Board | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Amount paid on cases open at any stage during 2022/23 |
This is recorded for: |
Provision; | Amount paid on cases open - any stage | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Cases open at any stage, grouped by the nature of alleged incident (2022/23) |
Percentages are given for: |
Provision; | Cases open any stage by nature of alleged incident | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Cases open at any stage, by age group (2022/23) |
Numbers given for the following age categories: |
Provision; | Cases open at any stage by age group | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Cases open at any stage during the year, by age of case (2022/23) |
Numbers given for the following age categories: |
Provision; | Cases open - any stage during year by age of case | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
New cases opened during the year (2018/19 – 2022/23) |
This is divided into: This has been collected for: |
Provision; | Clinical/social care negligence cases - newly opened | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Clinical / social care negligence cases closed during the year (2018/19 – 2022/23) |
This is divided into: This has been collected for: |
Provision; | Clinical/social care negligence cases closed | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Clinical / social care negligence cases settled (2018/19 – 2022/23) |
This is divided into: This has been collected for: |
Provision; | Clinical/social care negligence cases settled | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Amount paid out during last five years, by type of payment |
From 2018/2019 until 2022/2023 And given for: Until from 2014/2015 until 2018/2019, data is available via OpenDataNI: https://admin.opendatani.gov.uk/en/dataset/clinical-social-care-negligence-cases For the following years: |
Provision; | Amount paid last 5 years - type of payment | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Clinical / social care negligence cases open at 31st March |
This is divided into: This has been collected for: |
Provision; | Clinical/social care negligence cases open | 2019 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Outcome of cases (open / settled / closed) at 31st March 2023 |
Number of cases open during year given. |
Provision; | Outcome of cases open/settled/closed | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Change in the number of cases open during the year, by HSC Trust / Legacy HSS Board (2018/19– 2022/23) |
% change is given under: |
Provision; | Change in no. cases open during year - HSC Trust/Legacy HSS Board | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Cases open at any stage during the year, by HSC Trust / Legacy HSS Boards (2018/19– 2022/23) |
Numbers given for: |
Provision; | Cases open - any stage - by HSC Trust/Legacy HSS Boards | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC | |||
Amount paid out during 2022/23, by HSC Trust / Legacy HSS Board 2 and type of payment |
From 2018/2019 until 2022/2023 And given for HSC Trust / Legacy HSS Boards: |
Provision; | Amount paid out by HSC Trust/Legacy HSS Board + type of payment | 2018 | 0-120 | 0 | 120 | Data manager | No | Past year | Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland (2022/23) | No | CSCNC |
Overview
Aims
Note: the publication series was discontinued after 2022/23. To provide an annual statistical picture of clinical and social care negligence cases in Northern Ireland, covering how many cases were open, settled or closed in the year, the specialty or nature of the alleged incident, and the damages and legal costs paid. The series is produced to inform patient‑safety monitoring, transparency and service improvement.
Institution
Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
Geographic coverage - Nations
Northern Ireland;
Start date
2014
Minimum age at recruitment
0
Sample Size
4,064
Sample
Study design
Administrative dataset
Sample details
The dataset consists of alleged clinical and social care negligence cases made against Northern Ireland HSC bodies (the five HSC Trusts, relevant agencies and legacy HSS boards). Each record concerns a legal claim relating to health or social care activity.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Legal cases/claims
Sample size at most recent sweep
During 2022/23, 4,064 clinical /social care negligence cases were open at any stage
Data
Individual data available (e.g. upon special request)?
No
Data Access Level
Fully open source
Data Access
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/clinical-social-care-negligence-cases
https://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/clinical-social-care-negligence-cases
Regional variable present?
No
Local Authority variable present?
No
Complementary Data
Complaints & compliments statistics
Emergency care activity & waiting times
Hospital activity statistics
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/clinical-negligence-statistics
Notes
Related Measures
Study Code
CSCNC
Reference paper(s)
Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (2023) Clinical / Social Care Negligence Cases in Northern Ireland 2022/23. Belfast: DoH. Available at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/clinical-social-care-negligence-cases-northern-ireland-202223 (Accessed 9 February 2026).
Funders
Department of Health (Northern Ireland)