Caroline Johnson MP: written questions 2025
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NHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body and replaced by a new Department of Health and Social Care, a transformation programme has been launched, led by Richard Barker as Senior Responsible Officer (SRO).On 26...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the estimate of the potential savings to the public purse following the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: Creating a new joint organisation will streamline decision-making, reduce bureaucracy, and improve accountability. These changes are expected to generate significant efficiencies over time.The Department’s initial modelling demonstrates that the up-front ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS England: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to confirm the cost of the redundancy package for staff being made redundant from (a) NHS England and (b) his Department.
Answer: Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the abolition of NHS England, we are clear on the need for a smaller centre, as well as scaling back integrated care board running costs and National Health Service provider corporate cost reductions to reduc...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS England: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the headcount of staff members was at (a) his Department and (b) NHS England in each month between February and September 2025.
Answer: The table below shows the number of employees in the Department and workers in NHS England at the end of each month between February and August 2025. September figures are not yet available as the month has not yet ended.NHS England Executives made a deli...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-locating (a) inhalers, (b) adrenaline auto injectors and (c) other emergency medical treatment alongside defibrillators in the community se
Answer: There are no plans to make prescription inhalers available to store alongside automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). This is because AED guardians would need to maintain a stock of inhalers, as the devices need to be replaced when they are used. AED gu...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of defibrillators have a collocated bleed/trauma pack.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the proportion of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) that have a collocated bleed/trauma pack. AED databases, such as the Circuit, are operated independently of Government. It is a matter for the individual AED g...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of nurses qualifying this summer have secured nursing jobs in the UK.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested. Nurses, upon graduation, may take up registered nursing roles in a range of organisations such as local authorities, social care providers, charities, or private sector providers, as well as in the National...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has made of the potential merits of electronic prescribing in secondary care settings.
Answer: The rollout of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in secondary care settings is underway with a goal to have at least half of National Health Service hospital trusts using it by 2026. NHS England is supporting the adoption of EPS by secondary care ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Freedom of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an answer to the freedom of information request with reference FOI2025/17106.
Answer: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this freedom of information request. A response will be issued shortly.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include targets to improve diagnosis times for myeloma.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Myeloma: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure prioritisation of earlier diagnosis of myeloma in the National Cancer Plan.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as well as other unstageable cancers, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, in order to improve out...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider making resident doctors subject to legislation preventing strike action.
Answer: The Department has no plans to pursue legislative measures to prevent strike action by any National Health Service workforce group.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) operations and (b) outpatients appointments that will be cancelled if resident doctors strike on 25 July 2025.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made of the possible industrial action by resident doctors on 25 July 2025.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResident 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
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