Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111995

NHS: Negligence

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent clinical negligence costs reaching the currently forecast £4 billion per year by 2029-30.

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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