Question follow-through · 88535

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of potential savings of the implementation of Fixed Recoverable Costs for clinical negligence claims valued up to (a) £25,000, (b) £100,000 and (c) £250,000.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of potential savings of the implementation of Fixed Recoverable Costs for clinical negligence claims valued up to (a) £25,000, (b) £100,000 and (c) £250,000.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

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  3. 19 Nov 2025

    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 doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...

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