Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104475

NHS: Negligence

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 19 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Ms Stella Creasy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justi

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

No assessment has been made of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justice system.As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for Englan...

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