Surgery: Negligence
Commons · Question 8001 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the NHS to help reduce instances of foreign objects being left inside patients during surgery.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 25 Jun 2026
“Never Events”, including wrong-site surgery, are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if healthcare providers have implemented existing national guidance or safety recommendations.Providers are urged to foster a pos...