Compensation charges to rise 3.5%

17 Feb 2010

From 1 April 2010, charges recovered by compensators via the Compensation Recovery Unit for NHS treatment provided to claimants will increase by 3.5%.

In 2006, the Department of Health undertook a full consultation on draft regulations governing operation of the Injury Costs Recovery scheme. This included seeking agreement to continue the practice established under the previous Road Traffic Act recovery scheme, which meant updating the level of charges on 1 April every year in line with Hospital and Community Health Service inflation.

The 2010 increase will therefore apply to personal injuries sustained on or after 1 April. This will not be applicable to disease claims, unless the disease in question has been contracted as a direct result of an injury that falls within the scope of the scheme.

The increases are as follows:

	Current Tariff	From 1 April 2010
Flat rate fee for treatment without admission	£566	£585
Daily rate for treatment with admission	£695	£719
Ambulance Journey	£171	£177
Cap in any one case	£41,545	£42,999

For further information on the charges, and to find out more about how this could impact your business, please contact national BLM head of policy development, Alistair Kinley.

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