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Hospitals: Deaths

Commons · Question 92548 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths in hospital.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Nov 2025

The Government is prioritising patient safety and a learning culture in the National Health Service to prevent harmful events from happening to patients. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy, originally published in 2019, and updated in 2021 and 2023, includes...