Medical Treatments: Negligence
Commons · Question 5732 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) repeal Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of other reforms of legislation covering clinical negligence cos
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 8 Oct 2024
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 quadrupled in the last 17 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS...