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NHS: Negligence

Commons · Question 115695 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS Resolution collect data distinguishing between clinical negligence claims caused by (i) individual mistakes and (ii) systemic failures.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 2 Mar 2026

NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.NHS Resolution does not categorise clinical negligence claims in a way that distinguishes between individual mistakes and systemic failures. However...