Thank you for your request for information about the following:
Request
‘the following data for obstetric negligence claims resulting in neonatal brain injury (including hypoxicischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral palsy), for claims notified and settled between financial years 2017/18 and 2024/25:
The age of the child at claim notification is categorised into the following bands:
0–2 years
3–5 years
6–11 years
12–15 years
16–18 years
Over 18 years
The age of the child at settlement, using the same age bands.
Median and interquartile ranges for:
Time from incident (birth) to notification of claim.
Time from the incident (birth) to the settlement of the claim.
If available, anonymised breakdown by ethnicity of the mother/child.
Please provide counts for each category.’
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 4 October 2025.
We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Our response
I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.
Advice and assistance
Having reviewed your request, I believe that it is possible that NHS Resolution may hold some or all of the information you require.
They can be contacted at:
NHS Resolution
8th Floor
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
Website: https://resolution.nhs.uk/information-requests/freedom-of-information/
Email: FOIRequests@nhsresolution.org.uk
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