Never Events 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (NHSE, 14 May 2026)

Summary

A provisional summary of Never Events that have been reported as occurring between 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. When data for this report was extracted on 21 April 2026, 416 patient safety incidents were designated by their reporters as Never Events and had a reported incident date between April 2025 and March 2026, of these 416 incidents:

• 403 patient safety incidents appeared to meet the definition of a Never Event in the Never Events list 2018 (published 28 February 2018). This number is subject to change as local investigations are completed.
• 13 patient safety incidents did not appear to meet the definition of a Never Event.