NHS: Negligence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance on clinical liability for triage decisions where a Single Point of Access triage system determines that a referral judged clinically appropriate by a GP should be

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance on clinical liability for triage decisions where a Single Point of Access triage system determines that a referral judged clinically appropriate by a GP should be

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2. 15 June 2026

   Answer

   General practices (GPs) and other primary care referrers remain professionally accountable for making appropriate clinical decisions, including referring patients to specialist care when this is in the patient’s best interests.While advice is being sought...

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