Written questions

NHS: Negligence

Commons · Question 111041 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the length of time medical malpractice legal proceedings take to complete on (a) families and (b) staff.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 13 Feb 2026

NHS Resolution handles claims for compensation against National Health Service providers of healthcare and has a strategic priority to keep patients and healthcare staff out of litigation to minimise distress. To achieve this, NHS Resolution deploys a ran...