Accident and Emergency Departments: Negligence
Commons · Question 107663 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce risk of negligence in Accident and Emergency waiting rooms.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 28 Jan 2026
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...