NEW DATA shows Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has paid out more than £2 million in misdiagnosis-related medical negligence claims over the past six years.
Figures obtained through a series of Freedom of Information requests by Medical Negligence Assist revealed 85 claims were lodged against it between 2019/20 and 2024/25.
Of those, 70 were successfully settled, with the trust paying out a total of £2,491,227 in damages, equating to an average of £35,589 per successful claimant. However, the trust pointed to that being the 15th lowest sum.
Yearly data has revealed a consistent volume of cases, with a notable peak in compensation payouts during the 2024/25 financial year.
It shows:
2019/20: 16 claims lodged (£474,324 paid)
2020/21: 10 claims lodged (£138,446 paid)
2021/22: 10 claims lodged (£597,535 paid)
2022/23: 13 claims lodged (£82,975 paid)
2023/24: 21 claims lodged (£180,531 paid)
2024/25: 15 claims lodged (£1,017,416 paid)
A spokesperson for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust told Medical Negligence Assist it would not be commenting to them on the data.
But Sophie Cope, a medical negligence solicitor at Medical Negligence Assist – urged health leaders to intervene.
“The figures highlight a deeply concerning trend that leaves patients paying the ultimate price,” she said.
“We regularly see cases where a delay in diagnosis leads to devastating, life-altering consequences.”
In total, 7,500 claims were settled nationally, costing the health service just over £1.2 billion.