Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to move winter pressures from secondary care to primary care.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will develop a long term plan for managing winter pressures.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what she plans to announce the proposed developer for the Federated Data Platform.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of integrating (a) clinical and (b) applied research with clinical practice.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department made use of digital modelling when preparing its NHS Long Term Work Plan.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve the accuracy of NHS (a) forecasts and (b) planning.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using AI to generate treatment formulation in acute care settings.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Leadership in England Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report by General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard entitled Health and social care review: leadership for a co

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is her Department's policy on monitoring the decisions taken by ICBs.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS England's policy is on conducting background checks on (a) executive and (b) non-executive job roles.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fit and Proper Persons Requirement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made implementing the recommendations of the Kark Review into the Fit and Proper Person Test.

14 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bacterial Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the (a) UK Health and Security Agency and (b) Office for Health Improvement and Disparities have made of the potential impact of oral bacterial infections on people’s health.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the population NHS dentistry has been commissioned to service.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the date by which every (a) adult and (b) child will be able to see an NHS dentist.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will adopt a tooth brushing strategy for children to improve oral healthcare.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the role of NHS England in NHS Dentistry is.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a centre for dental development in York.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Rented Housing: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the geographical scope of the Broad Rental Market Area around York in the context of recent trends in the level of rental costs.

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Local Housing Allowance for people living in York in the context of recent trends in the level of rental costs.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the next phase of the Major Conditions Strategy.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that all neurological conditions are incorporated into the Major Conditions Strategy.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how her Department determines the level of funding to provide for research into progressive neurological conditions.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to develop a national strategy on progressive neurological conditions.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has taken steps to invest in research for early detection of neurological conditions.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2023 to Question 180601 on Orthopaedics: Health Professions, what plans she has to (a) support NHS staff retention and (b) ensure vacancies are filled in (i

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 16 March 2023 to Question 162205 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what plans she has to ensure that waiting lists for (a) trauma and orthopaedic surgery, (b) rheum

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 14 March 2023 to Question 162208 on Surgical Hubs, how many of the new surgical hubs are now (a) operational and (b) fully staffed.

10 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tomography: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make of the adequacy the funding of diagnostic imaging equipment.

10 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to (a) increase time available for Supporting Professional Activities and (b) improve physical space for training doctors.

10 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the number of clinical radiology staff trainee places on the demand for clinical diagnostic services in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.