We are pleased to launch a new podcast on learning from emergency department claims. In this episode we discuss with representatives from NHS England, Getting It Right First Time, and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, how to use claims data to improve patient safety. Listen now on our website.

As maternity services continue to feature in the news, our Practitioner Performance Advice function has launched its new maternity team review offering. This is targeted specifically at maternity teams and differs from the standard team review in significant aspects. Find out more about maternity team reviews.

Last month we published our annual data relating to NHS Resolution claims, including Factsheet 5, updated to cover the period to 2022-23. Due to the changes in the status of claims each year, the figures are revised at each annual publication. You can access our 2022-23 claims data on our website.

In this case, involving the death of a week-old baby from Group B streptococcus bacterial meningitis and septicaemia, the court considered allegations of negligence centred around midwifery care and alleged premature discharge from hospital. Read more.

As integrated care boards (ICBs) embed and assume primary care commissioning functions, our Primary Care Appeals service is the appellate body with responsibility for the fair resolution of appeals and disputes regarding ICB decisions. This month, the service emailed all ICB primary care (commissioning) leads to outline its role and its relevance to the work of ICBs. This includes running workshops for pharmacy, dental and medical commissioning teams. Find out more.

This month we updated our video introduction to our Primary Care Appeals service. Our new 7-minute video provides an accessible overview of the service and its work delivering fair resolution of disputes referred to it under the NHS dispute resolution procedure. It also signposts to key areas and resources on our website. Learn more about the video and service.