NHS: Negligence
Commons · Question 111995 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent clinical negligence costs reaching the currently forecast £4 billion per year by 2029-30.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 23 Feb 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...