1 April 2013
£000
Non-current assets:
Property, plant & equipment 89 Intangible assets 204
Total non-current assets 293
Current assets:
Trade and other receivables 389 Cash and cash equivalents 99
Total current assets 488
Total assets 781
Current liabilities:
Trade and other payables (778) Provisions for liabilities and charges - known claims 0 Provisions for liabilities and charges - IBNR 0
Total current liabilities (778)
Non-current assets plus/less net current assets/liabilities 3
Non-current liabilities
Provisions for liabilities and charges - known claims 0 Provisions for liabilities and charges - IBNR 0
Total non-current liabilities 0
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ALB Arm’s Length Body. ALBs are independent of Government. In the health sector they regulate
the health and social care system, establish national standards, protect patients and the public, and provide central services to the NHS.
Bradford A mechanism used as a means to measure worker absenteeism. Bradford Scores were developed Scores as a way of highlighting the disproportionate level of disruption on an organisation’s
performance that can be caused by short-term absence compared to single instances of prolonged absence.
CCGs Clinical Commissioning Groups. CCGs have taken over commissioning from primary care
trusts (PCTs).
CJC The Civil Justice Council. The CJC is an advisory public body established under the Civil
Procedure Act 1997 with responsibility for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the civil justice system.
CNST Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts. The CNST scheme indemnifies members for clinical
negligence claims.
CTG Cardiotocograph. A CTG is a technical means of recording the fetal heartbeat and the uterine contractions during pregnancy, typically in the third trimester.
Deanery An NHS Deanery was a regional organisation, within the structure of the NHS, responsible for
postgraduate medical and dental training. Deanerys have been replaced as of 2013 with Local Training and Education Boards (LETBs), that provide a similar service.
DH Department of Health.
DNV Det Norske Veritas. DNV is the organisation that provides the NHS LA with risk assessment
services.
Duty of The Statutory Duty of Candour. Due to be introduced in October 2014, Duty of Candour will
Candour place a requirement on providers of health and adult social care to be open with patients when things go wrong. It will mean providers must notify the patient about incidents where ‘serious harm’ has occurred and provide an apology and explanation where appropriate.
ELS Existing Liabilities Scheme. Funded by the Department of Health, ELS is a clinical negligence
claims scheme that indemnifies pre-April 1995 incidents.
ET Employment Tribunal.
Ex-RHA Ex Regional Health Authorities Scheme. Funded by the Department of Health, Ex-RHA is a
clinical negligence claims scheme that indemnifies the liabilities of former Regional Health Authorities.
Extranet A secure web portal providing our members and our solicitors with real time access to their
claims data. The data help our members prevent harm to patients and staff, which might otherwise lead to future claims against the NHS.
FHSAU Family Health Service Appeal Unit.
Guideline Guidelines based on recommendations by the CJC to assist the judiciary in determining the Hourly hourly rate which can be recovered by a solicitor according to grade and location.
Rates
HFMA Healthcare Financial Management Association. HFMA is the representative body for finance
staff in healthcare.
HPA Health Protection Agency.
HPAN Healthcare Professional Alert Notice. HPAN is an alert system managed nationally by NCAS to
alert employers to the existence of serious grounds for concern about a regulated health practitioner who has departed the organisation and for whom the concerns were unresolved. This differsfrom performers’ list concerns (restrictions on practice), which are logged centrally by FHSAU and shared with requesting health bodies.
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reforms matters, the amount that claimant solicitors can recover from the defendant under conditional
fee agreements and limit after the event insurance.
Legal Amounts paid out by NHS LA in legal costs for claims resolved, including defence and costs claimant costs.
LTPS Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme. LTPS indemnifies the NHS for employers’ liability, public
liability and professional indemnity claims made against the NHS.
Member The NHS LA is a membership organisation comprising NHS Trusts, CCGs, independent
healthcare providers to the NHS and other Government agencies related to healthcare.
MOJ Portal A secure electronic communication tool for processing low value personal injury claims, covered
by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) pre-action protocols, which limit the costs recoverable.
Never Serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available events preventative measures have been implementated.
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (known as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence prior to 1 April 2013).
NCAS National Clinical Assessment Service. NCAS helps resolve concerns about the professional practice of doctors, dentists and pharmacists in the UK.
NHS LA National Health Service Litigation Authority.
NRLS National Reporting and Learning System. NRLS, established in 2003, is a system that enables
patient safety incident reports to be submitted to a national database. This data is then analysed to identify hazards, risks and opportunities to improve the safety of patient care.
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. ONS Office for National Statistics.
PCT Primary Care Trust (replaced by CCGs from 1 April 2013).
PES Property Expenses Scheme. PES indemnifies NHS members for property claims. PNA Pharmaceutical needs assessment.
PPO Periodical Payment Order. A PPO is a court order that grants the claimant a lump sum payment
followed by regular payments over the life of claimant.
RRL Revenue resource limit. RRL is the total funding allocated for revenue or day-to-day spending,
set by the DH each year.
SHAs Strategic health authorities. SHAs ceased to exist on 1 April 2013. SHAs’ responsibilities have
been taken over by CCGs and the NHS Trust Development Authority. SHAs used to manage the NHS locally and provide a link between the DH and the NHS.
151 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SZ Telephone 020 7811 2700 Fax 020 7821 0029 DX 6611000 Area 1C, Skipton House 80 London Road London SE7 6LH Telephone 020 7972 2999 Fax 020 7972 2977 1 Trevelyan Square Boar Lane Leeds LS1 6AE Telephone 0113 866 5500 Fax 020 7821 0029 DX 26416 Leeds Park Square www.nhsla.com