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NHS: Compensation and Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce (a) legal and (b) compensation costs incurred by the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce (a) legal and (b) compensation costs incurred by the NHS.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than quadrupled in the last 17 years, and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NH...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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