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Maternity Services

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120047

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112364, whether the annual spend on maternity care reported in the NHS National Cost Collection includes or excludes payments made by NHS Resolution for maternity clinical negligence claims; and under which budget heading such payments are accounted for.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The annual spend on maternity in the NHS National Cost Collection does not include payments made by NHS Resolution.

Payments for maternity clinical negligence claims are made from the clinical negligence scheme for trusts, which is managed by NHS Resolution.

https://resolution.nhs.uk/services/claims-management/clinical-schemes/clinical-negligence-scheme-for-trusts/

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