Every parliamentary written question tabled by James McMurdock this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What proportion of NHS neurosurgical centres routinely offer tissue freezing for suitable brain tumour samples.
The Department has not undertaken separate, specific assessments on access, regional variation, capacity, funding of freezer capacity, and consent to brain cancer tissue freezing. However, NHS England has recently completed a gap analysis of the need for ...
What discussions he has had with NHS England on partnership working with community-based men’s mental health organisations.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the level of barriers preventing men from accessing traditional mental health services.
The Government recognises that many men can face significant barriers to accessing traditional mental health services.Evidence on engagement with mental health services is mixed. Findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey show that men with comm...
What assessment he has made of the level of contribution of informal peer support networks to suicide prevention among men.
The Government recognises that informal peer support networks, including support provided by friends, family members, colleagues, and community groups, can play an important role in promoting wellbeing, encouraging help-seeking, and supporting suicide pre...
How many Very Senior Managers were employed by NHS organisations in England in each of the last five years.
The Department and NHS England publish information on the number of Very Senior Managers working in National Health Service organisations each year as part of evidence for the Senior Salaries Review Body. The latest evidence, for the 2026/27 pay round, ca...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community-based men’s mental health initiatives in reducing loneliness and social isolation among men.
We know that men can find it more difficult to talk about their mental health, and that initiatives such as peer support walking groups and other community-based mental health initiatives may be helpful in improving men’s mental health and reducing loneli...
What steps his Department is taking to support voluntary and community sector organisations working to reduce stigma surrounding men’s mental health.
The Government recognises the important role that voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations play in supporting men’s mental health and helping to reduce stigma around mental ill health and help-seeking.The Government continues to wo...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of peer support walking groups in improving men’s mental health outcomes.
We know that men can find it more difficult to talk about their mental health, and that initiatives such as peer support walking groups and other community-based mental health initiatives may be helpful in improving men’s mental health and reducing loneli...
What discussions he has had with the voluntary sector on support for fathers experiencing mental health difficulties following (a) family breakdown and (b) separation.
The Government recognises the important role that the voluntary and community sector plays in supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties, including following significant life events such as family breakdown or separation. We are committed t...
What support his Department provides to local authorities seeking to develop preventative men’s mental health programmes.
Through neighbourhood health approaches, we are supporting more preventative, community-based models of care which bring together the National Health Service, public health, and local authority services, alongside voluntary and community provision, includ...
What assessment he has made of the applicability of Hospital 2.0 design principles to smaller NHS facilities, such as (a) community hospitals, (b) primary care facilities and (c) outpatient centres
The New Hospital Programme is currently focused on applying Hospital 2.0, the standardised approach to new hospital construction, developed with clinical and operational staff, to schemes within its Plan for Implementation. Schemes in Wave 1 and subsequen...
What estimate he has made of the number of future NHS projects expected to utilise Hospital 2.0 standardised designs.
The New Hospital Programme is currently focused on applying Hospital 2.0, the standardised approach to new hospital construction, developed with clinical and operational staff, to schemes within its Plan for Implementation. Schemes in Wave 1 and subsequen...
What plans he has to inform patients when the ultimate beneficial ownership of a company processing their NHS data changes.
National Health Service organisations should be ensuring all relevant information governance requirements are met in relation to their processing of patient data, including completing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) where appropriate. Article 35...
What plans he has to require NHS bodies to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments when ownership of contracted data processors changes.
National Health Service organisations should be ensuring all relevant information governance requirements are met in relation to their processing of patient data, including completing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) where appropriate. Article 35...
What steps he is taking to reduce NHS spending on agency staff.
As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has set an ambition on eliminating agency spend by the end of this Parliament.The previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Jim Mackey, the Chief Executive of NHS England, wrote to tru...
How much Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last three financial years.
The figures for the last three financial years for which figures are available are as follows:£47.9 million in 2022/23;£34.7 million in 2023/24; and£16.9 million in 2024/25. The figures for the last financial year, 2025/2026, have not been finalised there...
What plans he has to introduce national minimum staffing level guidance for NHS services.
There are no plans to introduce national minimum staffing level guidance. Staffing levels are determined locally, supported by national guidance and regulated by the Care Quality Commission.Guidance from the National Quality Board entitled Safe, sustainab...
With reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 120732, what the planned completion timelines are for the 40 funded schemes.
Of the 14 Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) projects, comprising of 10 new UTCs and four UTC expansions, one scheme has already been delivered, 12 are scheduled for delivery between May and October 2026, and the final multi-year scheme is expected to be compl...
What estimate he has made of the cost difference between NHS bank staff and agency staff.
NHS England estimates that agency staff cost the National Health Service, on average, 20% more than staff bank workers for the same role.While both bank and agency models allow the NHS to meet fluctuations in workforce demand, bank staff are typically pai...
What estimate he has made of the proportion of patients attending accident and emergency departments who leave before being assessed by a doctor; and whether he has undertaken analysis of the reaso
The information requested is not publicly available. Although accident and emergency departments record instances where patients leave without being seen, this information is not published. The reason for leaving is not recorded therefore no national asse...