Written questions
934 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pharmacist training places have been available in each of the last five years; and how many pharmacists have taken up these training places.
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of pharmacists have trained to become independent prescribers in each of the last three years.
5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of the (a) development and (b) maintenance of the NHS app in each of the last five years.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP practices do not allow patients to (a) order repeat prescriptions and (b) book appointments through the NHS app.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP appointments were booked through the NHS app in each of the last 12 months.
23 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Productivity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has awarded a contract for a consultant on the NHS review into productivity in the 2023-24 financial year.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiology: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, many and what proportion of patients receiving teleradiology scans carried out by overseas companies were scans carried out more than once in the last 12 months.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiology: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients receiving teleradiology scans in NHS settings were scans carried out more than once in the last 12 months.
17 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Disability Living Allowance: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of applicants awaiting a decision and (b) average time between receipt of an application and such a decision being made under the Disability Livin
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paediatrics: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a community paediatric appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Paediatrics: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of children awaiting a community paediatrics appointment in England as of 17 November 2023.
16 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiology: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a list of the teleradiology companies based overseas that NHS radiology scans have been outsourced to in each of the last five years.
16 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiology: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of radiology scans were outsourced to teleradiology companies based overseas in each of the last five years.
15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Visitors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department holds data on the number of health visits carried out per local authority in each of the last five years.
15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts do not have a fully functioning electronic prescribing system.
15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Visitors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many health visitors have worked in the NHS on average in each of the last 10 years.
15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of NHS trusts that do not have a fully-functioning system of digital patient records as of 15 November 2023.
15 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP practices do not provide access to health records through the NHS app.
13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been waiting over 18 months for NHS treatment as of 13 November 2023.
6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted a recent health and safety risk assessment of NHS estates.
6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the prioritisation of work agreed under the New Hospitals Programme.
6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of improvements to hospitals carried out as a result of the New Hospitals Programme.
6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the New Hospitals Programme has cost to date.
6 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Capital Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 5.43 of The Hewitt Review: An independent review of integrated care systems, published on 4 April 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a cross-go
5 Jul 2023 · Treasury
NHS Trusts: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's policy paper VAT and the Public Sector: Reform to VAT Refund Rules, published on 27 August 2020, whether he plans to implement changes to the VAT regime for NHS (a) trusts and (b)
5 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS England: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase engagement with (a) staff and (b) trade unions on the establishment of wholly owned subsidiary companies by NHS trusts and foundation trusts.
5 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS England: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of industrial action by NHS staff over the establishment of wholly owned subsidiary companies; and whether he plans to update guidan
4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) charitable hospices and (b) the voluntary sector on preparing for the potential financial impact of changes to staff pay.
4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) charitable hospices and (b) other voluntary sector organisations are represented in NHS pay negotiations.
4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has held with with (a) charitable hospices and (b) other voluntary sector organisations on the potential impact of the new pay settlement for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change
Source: official written-questions record.