§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many claims were made against the NHS for clinical negligence in each of the last three years. [108174]
§ Ms StuartHistorically, data on the number of claims made have not been collected centrally. Costs of clinical negligence claims are as follows
1995–96: £173 million1996–97: £235 million1997–98: £144 million.It should be noted, however, that changes to accounting practice required by the National Audit Office mean that these data are not directly comparable.