Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75960

NHS: Negligence

Tabled: 9 September 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in addressing increasing clinical negligence costs.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

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 ten years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS f...

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