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...