Afzal Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the needs and wellbeing of (a) infants, (b) children and (c) young people are central to the priorities in the NHS 10-Year Plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and the 10-Year Health Plan is central to achieving this ambition. The three strategic shifts in the Plan set out how we are prioritising them.Hospital to community will mea...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to identify (a) undiagnosed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and (b) COPD patients who are managed in primary care that should have their manageme
Answer: Respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a clinical priority and the National Health Service is investing in the provision of more and better rehabilitation services for respiratory patients. This has the objective of...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is for a patient to receive a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following initial contact with their GP for respiratory illness symptoms in (a) Greater
Answer: Respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a clinical priority and the National Health Service is investing in the provision of more and better rehabilitation services for respiratory patients. This has the objective of...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHDDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled The ADHD crisis in the UK – A Call to Action by ADHD360, published in January 2025.
Answer: The Department is aware of the report, and officials will consider its findings, alongside wider evidence, in future policy development.NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is working to bring toge...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce waiting times for ADHD diagnoses.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with relevan...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for ADHD services.
Answer: The ongoing Spending Review, which will be announced at my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget on 11 June, will set budgets for all areas of health.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a national framework mandating GP acceptance of ADHD diagnoses from Right to Choose providers.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a national framework mandating general practice (GP) acceptance of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses from Right to Choose providers.Shared care within the National Health Service refers to an...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce gynaecology waiting lists in (a) Manchester Rusholme constituency and (b) Manchester.
Answer: The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is the largest National Health Service trust serving both the Manchester Rusholme constituency and Manchester. At the end of January 2025, the waiting list for gynaecology services at the Manchester Universit...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of (a) diagnosis and (b) early disease detection through the adoption of AI.
Answer: The Department has provided £113 million, through the NHS AI Health and Care Awards, to 86 artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which have been live in 40% of National Health Service acute trusts in England and hundreds of primary care networks acro...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the adoption of (a) digital technologies and (b) AI to support the transition of healthcare from treatment to prevention.
Answer: The National Health Service is already home to world-first digital innovation, with NHS England supporting the rollout of key products, many of which support the shift to prevention and early diagnosis. Examples include the world's first certified autonom...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS Trusts meet digital capability targets.
Answer: NHS England has supported over 160 trusts with digital transformation, which includes the implementation of Electronic Patient Records. Currently, we have achieved a 91% rollout of Electronic Patient Records, with work underway to provide tailored support...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Special Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health services for special educational needs and disabilities children in Manchester Rusholme constituenc
Answer: We know that too many children and young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, are not receiving the mental health care they need, and that waits for mental health services are too long across England, including in Manch...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through (a) recruitment and (b) retention practices to increase the diversity of the maternity healthcare professional workforce.
Answer: Decisions about recruitment are matters for individual National Health Service employers. NHS England’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion plan, published in 2023, includes a commitment to embed fair and inclusive recruitment processes and talent managemen...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure in Greater Manchester.
Answer: The Government is committed to shifting the focus of the National Health Service out of hospitals and into the community through our 10-Year Health Plan, and we recognise that delivering high-quality NHS healthcare services requires the right infrastructu...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) eligibility requirements for NHS ADHD medication.
Answer: NHS England has established an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce which is working to bring together those with lived experience with experts from the National Health Service, education, charity, and justice sectors. The taskforce i...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disparities in prostate cancer outcomes for Black men.
Answer: The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for all people with prostate cancer, including for black men.To address disparities and find ways to better detect prostate cancer earlier, we have invested £16 million in the Unite...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Transfusion Services: InnovationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new technologies and innovations to enhance the efficiency and resilience of the UK’s blood supply chain.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. The baseline price charged by NHSBT to hospitals for the blood they use is negotiated annually between NHSBT, NHS England, and the Department. This reflects the investments tha...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Transfusion Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has made available to improve the UK's whole blood processing and plasma collection capacities.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. The baseline price charged by NHSBT to hospitals for the blood they use is negotiated annually between NHSBT, NHS England, and the Department. This reflects the investments tha...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBloodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted a risk assessment on the potential impact of (a) future pandemics and (b) geopolitical disruption to the UK's blood stocks; and what contingency plans are in place for thes
Answer: There are four blood services within the United Kingdom, namely the Welsh Blood Service, the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, the Northern Ireland Blood Service, and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). In England, NHSBT moves blood around the co...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will promote the use of (a) sustainable and (b) reusable medical garments in the NHS.
Answer: The National Health Service has committed to reaching net zero by 2045 for the emissions it influences through the goods and services it buys from its partners and suppliers. This includes a greater focus on procuring and using sustainable and reusable me...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
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