AQW 48661/22-27

Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 15/06/2026
Answered On Date: 06/07/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether any hospital deaths have been determined to be due to neglect, in the last ten years.

Answer:

Health and Social Care Trusts have advised that “neglect” is not a standard classification that is applied to deaths when they are recorded. As such, the requested information is not available. To provide data on this would require a comprehensive review of medical records for all deaths. Due to the high volume this would be at a disproportionate cost.