United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL5978
NHS: Compensation
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19 March 2025
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25 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to legislating to establish a financial cap on compensation payments made by the NHS to patients who make claims arising from treatment or advice received from the NHS.
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19 March 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to legislating to establish a financial cap on compensation payments made by the NHS to patients who make claims arising from treatment or advice received from the NHS.
Source: Lords
25 March 2025
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-19/HL5978
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1786651
- uk · wq-1786651 · source updated 25 March 2025