| Secondary pathology | Claims (n, percentage of total) | Claims resulting in payment (n, %†) | Mean | Total | ||
| D (£) | OFC (£) | D (£) | OFC (£, percentage of total) | |||
| NA | 346 (72.2) | 204 (59.0) | 7323 | 12345 | 2533719 | 4271513 (68.9) |
| Delay in diagnosis | 25 (5.2) | 16 (64/0) | 15858 | 23531 | 396457 | 588281 (9.5) |
| Multiple falls | 17 (3.5) | 12 (70.6) | 6674 | 10523 | 113459 | 178897 (2.9) |
| Related death | 17 (3.5) | 14 (82.4) | 7250 | 13457 | 123250 | 228775 (3.7) |
| Postop complications | 15 (3.1) | 9 (60.0) | 2850 | 6251 | 42750 | 93761 (1.5) |
| Unrelated death | 13 (2.7) | 8 (61.5) | 4654 | 7186 | 60497 | 93416 (1.5) |
| Miscellaneous | 11 (2.3) | 5 (45.5) | 3648 | 7708 | 40125 | 84791 (1.4) |
| Dependency | 10 (2.1) | 7 (70.0) | 6990 | 12875 | 69904 | 128750 (2.1) |
| MRSA | 10 (2.1) | 7 (70.0) | 16910 | 34166 | 169095 | 341662 (5.5) |
| Soft tissue Injury | 10 (2.1) | 6 (60.0) | 11465 | 18333 | 114648 | 183332 (3.0) |
| Head/facial Injury | 5 (1.0) | 2 (40.0) | 260 | 1512 | 1300 | 7559 (0.1) |
| Total | 479 (100.0) | 290 (60.5) | 7652 | 12945 | 3665204 | 6200737 (100.0) |
*Incurred by a total of 479 closed claims. †Percentage of all cases in this category.
D, damages (to hospital and claimant); MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; OFC, overall financial costs.