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NHS: Negligence

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 129430

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve transparency on the characteristics of claimants and clinicians involved in clinical negligence claims, in light of the National Audit Office’s report published in October 2025.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

We welcome the National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) report, Costs of Clinical Negligence, and David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims and will take into account the recommendations of the NAO’s report.

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