Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19960
NHS: Negligence
Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Question
Sir Ashley Fox
Conservative — Bridgwater
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to reform the fixed recoverable costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.
Answer
Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.