There has been a 10% rise in clinical negligence claims over the past year according to the Association of Consumer Support Organisations.
There has been a sharp annual rise in clinical negligence claims in Britain, according to the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO), which requested the latest personal injury data from the government under the Freedom of Information Act.
Cases jumped more than 10% from 14,918 in 2023 to 16,540 in 2024, though they are down since 2018 when cases stood at 17,405.
“All claims, with the exception of clinical negligence, are down since 2018, reflecting a society where injured people increasingly cannot expect to be supported after they have an accident,” said Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director of ACSO.
This compares unfavourably with the trajectory for road-traffic accident injuries which last year fell to 328,637 from 352,230 in 2023. Since 2018, motor injury claims have declined by more than 50%, yet there are more cars on the road and similar annual mileage numbers.
Maxwell Scott put the rise in clinical negligence claims down to ongoing challenges within the National Health Service.
