Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96094

NHS: Negligence

Tabled: 2 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Sir Jeremy Hunt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report into the cost of clinical negligence being prepared by David Lock KC.

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 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...

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