Every parliamentary written question tabled by Helen Maguire this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the processes of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of the Parkinson’s speech and language therapists workforce.
No specific assessment has been made. Decisions on the employment of speech and language therapists are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in...
What steps his Department is planning to take to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.
The Government is prioritising patient safety and a learning culture in the National Health Service. In our 10-Year Health Plan we committed to abolish Healthwatch England and to bring patient voice ‘in-house’ to give it a greater profile within a reforme...
Who will hold data controllership for the Single Patient Record; and who will be liable should the patient data be misused.
The Single Patient Record (SPR) will improve outcomes for patients by giving professionals access to all the key information they need to deliver care, in one place, affording safer decision-making with fewer information gaps.No decision has been made on ...
What assessment his Department has made on the cost benefit to the NHS of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory.
Mandatory information standards will be introduced in a staged process. The process will include considering the costs and benefits of making any standard mandatory. There is no decision or timeline yet for issuing a mandatory NHS Accessible Information S...
What assessment his Department have made of the potential merits of the creation of an operationally independent regulatory function for NHS providers and commissioners.
As an arm’s length body, the Care Quality Commission delivers an operationally independent function of regulatory oversight for the quality and safety of health and adult social care.In addition, operational oversight of providers and commissioners is cur...
What steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.
On behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Department will set the direction, issuing clear guidance to integrated care boards and local authorities on obtaining and actioning the views of local people on health...
What steps his Department is taking to improve nursing leadership at (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local levels.
The Aspiring Deputy Directors of Nursing programme is a well-established, nationally commissioned leadership development offer that sustains a strong and diverse pipeline of future deputy directors of nursing across providers and integrated care boards (I...
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that patient experience findings are published.
The findings from a range of patient experience surveys undertaken or commissioned by NHS England and the Care Quality Commission are published nationally, including the GP Patient Survey, the Adult Inpatient Survey, the National Cancer Patient Experience...
Whether he will introduce safeguards to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.
The Government is prioritising patient safety and a learning culture in the National Health Service. In our 10-Year Health Plan we committed to abolish Healthwatch England and to bring patient voice ‘in-house’ to give it a greater profile within a reforme...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of nationally setting and maintaining service specification and national tariff for GOS.
General Ophthalmic Services are already a nationally mandated services defined in legislation, with nationally defined contractor fees set out in Directions.
What steps his Department is taking to support the learning disability workforce.
The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has ...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the OdonAssist available across all NHS Trusts.
OdonAssist is not currently available across National Health Service trusts and is only being used in the context of research in the United Kingdom. OdonAssist has not yet been fully evaluated for safety and efficacy compared with other methods of assiste...
Whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of including dramatherapy in the Neighbourhood Health Model Framework.
The Department has not made such a specific assessment. The Neighbourhood Health Framework sets out the overall approach to delivering more joined up, personalised and preventative care closer to people’s homes, with services designed to meet local popula...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the Accessible Information Standard a statutory requirement.
A revised Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was published on 1 July 2025 and is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/accessible-information-standard/ NHS England is supporting implementation of the standard. Mandatory informatio...
How many (a) complaints and (b) reports NHS England has received regarding (i) missing and (ii) incomplete vaccination histories on the NHS App in the last three years.
In line with our commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are continuing to develop a dedicated ‘My Vaccines’ tool in the NHS App. This will provide people with their and their children’s personal vaccination history and eligibility as well as the abilit...
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of vaccination records displayed on the NHS App for vaccinations administered through school immunisation programs.
In line with our commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are continuing to develop a dedicated ‘My Vaccines’ tool in the NHS App. This will provide people with their and their children’s personal vaccination history and eligibility as well as the abilit...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS restructure and merger on the employment of Allied Health Professions.
The proposed abolition of NHS England and associated transfer and modification of functions is subject to legislation and the will of Parliament. We will be engaging with partners inside and outside the organisations as the process to design the future De...
What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health misinformation online.
The Department takes the challenge of health misinformation seriously, recognising its potential impact on public health outcomes. We focus on delivering consistent, clinically assured messaging that builds public trust and confidence, positioning the Dep...
What proportion of vaccinations delivered through school-age immunisation services are visible within the NHS App.
In line with our commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are continuing to develop a dedicated ‘My Vaccines’ tool in the NHS App. This will provide people with their and their children’s personal vaccination history and eligibility as well as the abilit...
Whether vaccinations administered through NHS school immunisation programs are required to be uploaded to patients’ digital NHS records within a specified timeframe.
In line with our commitment in the 10-Year Health Plan, we are continuing to develop a dedicated ‘My Vaccines’ tool in the NHS App. This will provide people with their and their children’s personal vaccination history and eligibility as well as the abilit...