NHS: Negligence
Commons · Question 121620 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 118132, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in number of clinical negligence claims made against the NHS since 2006-07.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 25 Mar 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...