Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice

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The Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice is a state-backed indemnity scheme in England that provides cover for clinical negligence claims arising from NHS general practice services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NHS indemnity scheme ⓘ
clinical negligence indemnity scheme ⓘ
state-backed indemnity scheme ⓘ
administeredBy NHS Resolution ⓘ
appliesTo GP practices in England ⓘ
general practitioners in England ⓘ
other healthcare professionals working in NHS general practice ⓘ
beneficiary NHS England ⓘ
general practitioners providing NHS services ⓘ
patients receiving NHS general practice services ⓘ
claimant patients or their representatives ⓘ
claimHandling claims managed centrally by NHS Resolution ⓘ
compensatesFor personal injury caused by clinical negligence in general practice ⓘ
costToMembers no direct membership fee for GPs ⓘ
country England ⓘ
covers NHS general practice services ⓘ
clinical negligence claims ⓘ
negligent acts or omissions in the course of NHS general practice ⓘ
primary medical services provided under an NHS contract ⓘ
documentation NHS Resolution membership rules for CNSGP ⓘ
NHS Resolution scheme guidance ⓘ
doesNotCover non-clinical liabilities of GP practices ⓘ
private work undertaken by GPs ⓘ
fundedBy NHS in England ⓘ
linked to: NHS England

UK government ⓘ
geographicalScope England only ⓘ
governedBy NHS Resolution scheme rules ⓘ
introducedBy UK government ⓘ
introducedInResponseTo rising indemnity costs for GPs ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
legalBasis NHS Act 2006 (as amended) ⓘ
linked to: NHS Act 2006
managedFrom London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
membership automatic for eligible providers of NHS general practice services ⓘ
operatedBy NHS Resolution ⓘ
partOf NHS clinical negligence schemes in England ⓘ
purpose to ensure patients can obtain compensation for harm caused by clinical negligence in general practice ⓘ
to provide state-backed indemnity for clinical negligence in NHS general practice ⓘ
to reduce indemnity costs pressure on GPs ⓘ
relatedTo Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts ⓘ
replaced reliance on private indemnity for NHS clinical negligence in general practice ⓘ
requires GPs to maintain appropriate cover for non-NHS and non-clinical liabilities ⓘ
riskTypeCovered clinical risk ⓘ
sector National Health Service ⓘ
sponsor Department of Health and Social Care (England) ⓘ
startDate 1 April 2019 ⓘ
2019-04-01 ⓘ
typeOfCoverage occurrence-based indemnity ⓘ

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NHS Resolution → operates → Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice ⓘ
Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice → partOf → NHS clinical negligence schemes in England ⓘ
linked to: Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice
Existing Liabilities Scheme → relatedTo → Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice ⓘ