Question follow-through · 104475

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justi

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justi

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justice system.As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for Englan...

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