Charlotte Nichols MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Drugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the impact of (a) diamorphine assisted therapy, (b) safe consumption rooms and (c) needle and syringe exchange services on rates of skin and soft tissue inf
Answer: The Department does not collect information on the impact of diamorphine assisted therapy (DAT), safe consumption rooms and needle and exchange services on rates of soft skin tissue infections (SSTI). The Department is aware of the dangers of SSTI to peop...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that publicly-funded medical trials (a) must be balanced by sex and (b) results must be sex-disaggregated.
Answer: Medical trials, wherever possible, should always be balanced by sex, however, certain clinical trials are designed to investigate conditions that are only specific to one sex, so enforcing a balance would not make sense on those occasions.The Department c...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of applications to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme were successful at (a) first application and (b) appeal since 2020.
Answer: Between 1 January 2020 and 6 June 2025, data from the NHS Business Services Authority, the administrators of the scheme, shows that 205 claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme were successful at a first application. This equates to 1.5% of the claims ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to dental services for children with SEND.
Answer: The Government recognises that certain groups of patients such as people with disabilities may find it difficult to access dental care. We are committed to ensuring National Health Service dental services are available to all who need them.Community denta...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a public health information campaign for menopause.
Answer: We know that more needs to be done to support women experiencing the menopause. The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions.It is important t...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs have the necessary (a) equipment and (b) training to (i) support people experiencing the menopause and (ii) signpost the appropriate support for each pati
Answer: A range of training, guidance, and resources are available to help primary care professionals to support women experiencing menopause symptoms.The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has a holistic curriculum of training that all general practit...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Understanding Menopause guidance by Menopause Support UK will be published.
Answer: Menopause Support UK is an independent organisation, and the Department cannot advise on when this guidance will be published. NHS England routinely considers how they signpost to other sources of healthcare guidance. For example, the National Health Serv...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMenopause: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a review of surgical menopause care.
Answer: The Government will prioritise women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, ensuring that all women experiencing the menopause can access the care that they need. We have taken urgent action to tackle gynaecology waiting lists through the Elec...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: PregnancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase capacity in appointments for NHS dental treatment for pregnant and postpartum women who are entitled to free NHS dental care.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, and we want to make sure that everyone who needs a National Health Service dentist can get one, including pregnant women and new mothers. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patien...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccine Damage Payment SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Answer: For 2024/2025, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was allocated a budget of £40 million. This covers funding for payment awards, and administration costs associated with assessing the claims and managing the scheme.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Public HousesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take legislative steps to allow pubs to designate outdoor smoking and vaping areas.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament on 5 November 2024, and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 25 November 2024. The bill will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom, helping to reduce approximately 80,000 pre...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of his Department's spending relates to medical negligence and claims (a) nationally and (b) in Warrington North constituency.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.In NHSR’s annual report and accounts, published on 23 July 2024, reports that the total of payments made by NHSR for clinical negligence clai...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what treatments are (a) available and (b) due to become available in the next 12 months on the NHS for people who have experienced adverse side effects to Covid-19 vaccines.
Answer: In the very rare event where an individual may have suffered a severe adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine, care and treatment will be best met and managed by National Health Service local specialist services, augmented as appropriate by national specia...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what level of indemnity is required for each NHS job category.
Answer: All regulated healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom are legally required to hold appropriate clinical negligence cover for the costs of claims and damages awarded to patients. This is set out under Section 44 of the Medical Act 1983.Most staff at...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: WarringtonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) help increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and (b) increase the availability of defibrillators in Warrington.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFirst AidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps under the NHS 10-Year Plan to improve public access to first aid (a) training and (b) equipment to help (i) increase the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ra
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals of; a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer: a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the biggest kille...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department requires recipients of the Community Automated External Defibrillator Fund to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit national defibrillator network
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage community organisations in (a) Warrington and (b) the rest of England to register their automated external defibrillators onto The Circuit nation
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Government DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether automated external defibrillators installed on Government buildings are registered onto The Circuit national defibrillator network.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on Government buildings, or whether those AEDs are registered on the Circuit. The Circuit is a national defibrillator and ambulance service database, operated independ...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop volunteering as a route to an NHS career; and what support his Department provides to (a) NHS Cadets and (b) other programmes to help support a (i) di
Answer: NHS England has been working in partnership with Helpforce, St John Ambulance, and Barnardos on a range of initiatives to better support volunteers to take the next step into a career in the National Health Service. With Helpforce, this has included suppo...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long-Term Workforce plan, what steps his Department plans to take to recognise the clinical capability of volunteers in enhancing NHS resilience and delivering NHS Career
Answer: The Department and NHS England value the excellent contribution that clinically trained volunteers make in supporting the National Health Service, from the thousands of trained Community First Responders across the ambulance service, to volunteers from pa...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary OrganisationsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to enable Integrated Care Boards to draw on surge capacity from auxiliary organisations such as St John Ambulance to help support NHS emergency preparedness.
Answer: The independent investigation into National Health Service performance, published on 12 September, is helping to inform a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and build a health service that is more resilient and fit for the future.It is for local integr...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Voluntary WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve how NHS England works with clinically trained volunteers.
Answer: NHS England does not directly manage volunteers, with volunteering services being managed and delivered by National Health Service organisations and commissioned partners.The 2023 NHS Volunteering Taskforce report highlighted the untapped potential of vol...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of Lord Darzi's Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen NHS resilience; and
Answer: The independent investigation into National Health Service performance, published on 12 September, is helping to inform a 10-Year Health Plan to reform the NHS and build a health service that is more resilient and fit for the future.It is for local integr...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Mental Health Bill will (a) protect and (b) enhance the rights of (i) children and (ii) young people who are (A) detained in and (B) admitted informally t
Answer: The forthcoming Mental Health Bill will strengthen the rights of children and young people, to ensure they are involved in decisions about their care, that they can challenge these decisions and, above all, ensure that they are only detained for treatment...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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