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NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the financial cost arising from clinical negligence claims within the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
19 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the financial cost arising from clinical negligence claims within the NHS.

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2026

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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