Alternative to payment into court for NHS

Where a National Health Service trust did not make a payment into court but sent an offer to settle a money claim under the provisions of Part 36 (offers to settle) and Part 44 (about costs) of the Civil Procedure Rules, and put the claimant at risk for costs from 21 days after the offer date, the court should treat that offer as admissible with the same costs consequences as if the sum had been paid into court.