Written questions

NHS: Negligence

Commons · Question 53843 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the use of the current mediation scheme for medical negligence disputes.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jun 2025

NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHS Resolution is committed to the use of dispute resolution, including the use of mediation and is working with claimant lawyers and its own lawye...