Caroline Johnson MP: written questions
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Resident Doctors: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what forecast he has made of the cost to the public purse of the planned strike of resident doctors on 25 July 2025.
Answer: Resident doctors have announced strike action between 25 and 30 July 2025. The direct impact on the public purse will depend on the level of participation and service disruption within the National Health Service.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the newly qualified GPs recruited since October 2024 trained in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Department does not hold the requested information as workforce and recruitment decisions are made locally by practices and primary care networks. As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices to determine ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the revised NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
Answer: We will publish our 10 Year Workforce Plan by the end of this year. The approach set out in our 10-Year Health plan means we will need a very different kind of workforce strategy. Instead of asking ‘how many staff do we need to maintain our current care m...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff, published on 27 June 2025, where the dedicated mental health emergency departments will b
Answer: The announced expansion of crisis assessment centres, also referred to as mental health emergency departments, builds on a number of early implementer sites that have been established in recent years by local health systems to provide a dedicated therapeu...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates he has met the British Medical Association to discuss resident doctors (a) pay and (b) terms and conditions in 2025.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has met with the British Medical Association to discuss these issues a number of times. The dates and details of these meetings can be found in Department transparency returns, in the us...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the HIV action plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 and is developing the new HIV Action Plan which we aim to publish this year.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the national maternity and neonatal action plan.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care recently announced an independent investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services, and the establishment of a National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.The inv...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: GenderMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that single sex (a) living accommodation, (b) bathroom and (c) changing facilities for service personnel are compliant with the law.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling and the clarity that it brings for women and service providers. The MOD is undertaking a review of its internal policies to ensure compliance with the ruling; this includes living accommoda...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) efficiency and (b) productivity of the MHRA.
Answer: The Department and its ministers regularly hold assurance meetings with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to assess its efficiency and productivity. Under the Government, the MHRA has cleared all backlogs, and statutory perfor...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of newly qualified GPs recruited were trained in the UK since October 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold the requested information as workforce and recruitment decisions are made locally by practices and primary care networks. As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices to determine ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication, Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, how the single national formula for medicines will differ from the Bri
Answer: The document Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, describes the creation of a Single National Formulary (SNF) for medicines to supersede the current process by which each local area decides which medicines are ava...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses there have been in 2025.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes information on the number of United Kingdom trained nurses joining their register for the first time, who are resident in England.The latest data available, from the Nursing and Midwifery Council March 2025 Annu...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising UK trained nurses for nursing posts in the NHS.
Answer: As set out in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to reorienting the focus of National Health Service recruitment away from its dependency on international recruitment, and towards its own communities, to ensure sustain...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made and estimate of the total cost of providing personalised coaching to each member of NHS staff.
Answer: No estimate has been made. As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan published on 3 July, we will introduce new ‘skills escalators’ for staff. These will give staff a trajectory for clear career progression, with increasing autonomy.By 2035, every single memb...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 12 of his Department's policy paper entitled Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, whether it remains his policy to abolish NHS Eng
Answer: Yes, as announced on 13 March, NHS England will be brought into the Department to form a new joint centre. The necessary work to formally abolish NHS England is underway.NHS England will continue to undertake its statutory functions, working with the new ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to Healthy Start for 2026-27.
Answer: The Spending Review on 11 June 2025 set total departmental budgets for day-to-day spending from 2026/27 until 2028/29. Departments must now allocate these budgets to portfolios, programmes, and projects. As such, the budget allocated to Healthy Start for ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco and Vapes BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House of Lords on the commencement date for the Committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Answer: Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, and the Committee stage will take place when parliamentary time allo...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of emergency departments were co-located with urgent treatment centres in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: There are currently 86, which is approximately half, type 1 accident and emergency units with a co-located urgent treatment centre (UTC).Further co-located UTCs will be built as a result of the capital funding provided as part of our Urgent and Emergency ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his target date is for 92% of patients to begin elective treatment within 18 weeks.
Answer: As set out in the Plan for Change, we are committed to delivering the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment by March 2029.Planning Guidance for 2025/26 s...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 10 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, whether he plans to introduce tie-ins for dentists (a) beginning training after Septe
Answer: We believe that working in the National Health Service will give dental graduates the best start to their careers, by giving them the broadest range of experience, great support from strong teams of dental professionals, and the most comprehensive trainin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects negotiations on a new dental contract to conclude.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the dental contract, but we need to take the time to get this right. There are no perfect payment models and careful consideration needs to be given to any potential changes to the complex dental system so that we deliver gen...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent estimate of how many patients would benefit from a personal health budget.
Answer: No specific estimate has been made. The Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England commits to giving people more choice and control over their care. We have committed to at least doubling the number of people offered a personal health budget by t...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people had a personal health budget in each of the year since 2012.
Answer: The information is not available in the format requested, as national personal health budget data prior to 2019 is not held. The following table shows the uptake of personal health budgets in England by the end of Quarter 4 in each financial year from 201...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication, Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, who will be responsible for producing the agreed care plans for people
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan will ensure that people with complex needs are supported to be active participants in their own care. As part of this, 95% of people with complex needs or long-term conditions will have an agreed personalised care plan by 2027. Car...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication, Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England, published on 3 July 2025, if he will publish the new employment contracts which will allow GPs t
Answer: On 3 July 2025, we published the 10-Year Health Plan for England, which announced the plan to introduce two new contracts, for neighbourhood providers and multi-neighbourhood providers, which will encourage general practitioners to work over larger geogra...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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