Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88535
NHS: Negligence
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of potential savings of the implementation of Fixed Recoverable Costs for clinical negligence claims valued up to (a) £25,000, (b) £100,000 and (c) £250,000.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe 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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