Page 1338 - Week 04 - Thursday, 8 May 2014

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2. This table reflects the number of medical negligence claims received by ACT Health during the past 10 financial years and includes the year to date 2013-14 figures.

Financial Year claim commenced	Number of Medical Malpractice claims
2003/2004	22
2004/2005	42
2005/2006	25
2006/2007	16
2007/2008	19
2008/2009	26
2009/2010	27
2010/2011	44
2011/2012	33
2012/2013	39
2013/2014 YTD	26

3. This table reflects the average cost of medical negligence claims during the past 10 financial years based on the compensation payments identified at question 1. This amount can be grossly overestimated where high cost claims have been paid out in a given year.

Financial Year	Number of claims paid out in Financial Year	Average Compensation paid for Medical Malpractice claims
2003/2004	21	$67,054.82
2004/2005	19	$66,749.68
2005/2006	2	$145,388.54
2006/2007	5	$122,240.00
2007/2008	12	$162,230.15
2008/2009	15	$388,918.15
2009/2010	16	$236,264.96
2010/2011	14	$169,753.81
2011/2012	21	$368,320.01
2012/2013	20	$567,847.80

Financial Year	TCH Campus	Other management units
2003/2004	$1,408,151.25	$0.00
2004/2005	$1,334,993.50	$0.00
2005/2006	$1,744,662.47	$0.00
2006/2007	$611,200.00	$0.00
2007/2008	$2,072,685.99	$36,306.00
2008/2009	$5,757,772.25	$76,000.00
2009/2010	$3,698,122.85	$82,116.60
2010/2011	$2,376,553.40	$0.00
2011/2012	$7,573,053.48	$161,666.67
2012/2013	$11,321,214.01	$35,742.00

5. As at 28 March 2014, ACT Health has paid $4,010,118.68 in compensation for 21 Medical Malpractice claims for the current financial year and is liable for plaintiff legal costs on some recent settlements that are yet to be quantified or assessed.

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