The total figure of compensation paid out by the State Claims Agency (SCA) in relation to hospital and medical negligence claims totals over half a billion euro from 2017-18
New figures published by Minister for Health Simon Harris indicate that the amount of of compensation paid out by the State Claims Agency (SCA) in 2018 was €268.45m for hospital and medical negligence cases – a rise of €18.6 million – or 7.5% – on the €249.77m handed over in 2017. This brings the overall amount of compensation for hospital and medical negligence paid out in 2017-18 to €518.2m.
The figures were published by the State Claims Agency (SCA) as part of a response to an official Dáil Question from Fianna Fáil’s Finance spokesman, Michael McGrath. The response also indicated that the largest sum paid out in 2018 for hospital or medical negligence was €15.5m to an individual suffering with cerebral palsy.
Compensation cases made in relation to birth/pregnancy negligence or cerebral palsy made up seven of the top ten hospital or medical negligence payouts during 2018. The figures show that, in the seven cerebral palsy cases, an overall sum of €60.3m compensation was paid out in order to give adequate treatment for the people involved for the remainder of their lives.
The rest of the top ten was made up of cases including a pay-out of €6.3 million for a clinical procedure at surgery and a separate payout of €5.9m under the same category.
The smallest lowest payout in the top ten was €4.37mrelating to a clinical procedure in the Gynaecology service.
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