Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101532

General Practitioners: Negligence

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place for families to seek remedial action against GPs who fail to correctly diagnose patients who shortly afterwards pass away.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
If a family wishes to make a formal complaint about services provided by a general practice, they should write to the practice manager. If the family is not comfortable raising a complaint directly, they can instead raise their concerns with their local N...

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