Existing Liabilities Scheme

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The Existing Liabilities Scheme is an NHS indemnity scheme that covers historic clinical negligence liabilities arising from incidents that occurred before newer NHS compensation arrangements were introduced.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NHS indemnity scheme ⓘ
clinical negligence indemnity scheme ⓘ
administeredBy NHS Resolution ⓘ
appliesTo NHS bodies in England ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations

NHS foundation trusts ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations

NHS trusts ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations
beneficiary NHS organisations ⓘ
patients bringing historic clinical negligence claims ⓘ
claimType civil compensation claims for clinical negligence ⓘ
compensatesFor harm caused by historic clinical negligence in NHS care ⓘ
compensationMechanism out-of-court settlements and court awards managed by NHS Resolution ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
countrySubdivision England ⓘ
covers claims arising from historic clinical negligence incidents ⓘ
clinical negligence incidents occurring before newer NHS compensation schemes ⓘ
historic clinical negligence liabilities ⓘ
distinguishedFrom contemporary NHS clinical negligence schemes for new incidents ⓘ
documentation NHS Resolution scheme rules and guidance ⓘ
financialResponsibility central government-backed indemnity ⓘ
focus legacy clinical negligence exposure of NHS bodies ⓘ
fundedBy the Department of Health and Social Care ⓘ
governedBy NHS indemnity policy in England ⓘ
hasAbbreviation ELS ⓘ
hasFullName Existing Liabilities Scheme for clinical negligence ⓘ
hasNature government-backed indemnity rather than commercial insurance ⓘ
hasTemporalFocus incidents predating newer NHS compensation arrangements ⓘ
isPublicScheme true ⓘ
isRetrospective true ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
legalArea medical negligence ⓘ
operatedBy NHS Resolution ⓘ
partOf NHS indemnity arrangements in England ⓘ
precedes Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts ⓘ
purpose to manage and fund historic NHS clinical negligence claims ⓘ
to provide indemnity for existing clinical negligence liabilities ⓘ
relatedTo Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice ⓘ
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts ⓘ
riskType clinical negligence risk ⓘ
scope clinical negligence incidents occurring before the introduction of later NHS indemnity schemes ⓘ
sector National Health Service ⓘ
typeOfLiability existing clinical negligence liabilities ⓘ

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NHS Resolution → operates → Existing Liabilities Scheme ⓘ
Existing Liabilities Scheme → hasFullName → Existing Liabilities Scheme for clinical negligence ⓘ
linked to: Existing Liabilities Scheme
ELS → standsFor → Existing Liabilities Scheme ⓘ