NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety

<p>Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning report</p><p>The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astounding” £58.2bn amid ministers’ failure to improve patient safety, an influential group of MPs have warned.</p><p>The Commons public accounts committee (PAC) said the “jaw-dropping” sums being paid to victims of botched treatment and government inaction to reduce errors were “unacceptable”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/14/nhs-medical-negligence-liabilities-hit-582bn-amid-calls-to-improve-patient-safety">Continue reading...</a>