In your financial accounts for the financial year 2017/18 did you have a section for “losses and special payments?
YES
1. If so how much money was accounted for in the 2017/2018 financial year as being "losses and special payments”? (Please note l am aware that the loss may have occurred many years earlier but I am interested in items which were accounted for in the last financial year, irrespective or when the loss took place.)
The 2017/18 financial accounts are available on the Trust’s website as below. Please refer to note 11 within the financial statements.
https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/corporate-publications-annual-reports-and-accounts
2. Please detail the three largest single amounts within this total, giving a cost for each loss and a detailed description of the claim and the reason for the loss.
The three largest single amounts are for £10,000 and represent the excess on employers’ liability claims against the Trust payable under the Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme administered by NHS Resolution. We are unable to provide further information as the disclosure of data could lead to an individual being identified or personal data being disclosed in breach of the Data Protection Act.
3. What was the biggest loss written off in 2017/18 (regardless of when the debt was accumulated) that related to an unpaid patient bill? Please state the total amount of this written off debt, the nationality of the patient and the department of the hospital the majority where the majority of the bill was incurred.
The biggest loss written off that related to an unpaid patient bill was for £1,617. We are unable to provide further information as the disclosure of data could lead to an individual being identified or personal data being disclosed in breach of the Data Protection Act.