Dan Tomlinson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional disparities in the (a) distribution and (b) availability of essential medications.
Answer: Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the United Kingdom and outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulties, ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes and Hospitals: VisitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in (a) care homes and (b) hospitals to have visitors in all circumstances.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standard on Visiting and Accompanying (Regulation 9A) came into force on 6 April 2024, and requires CQC registered care homes, hospitals, and hospices to facilitate visiting, unless there are exceptional circu...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (a) to reduce waiting times, (b) limit the rejection of referrals and (c) improve trust in services by both (i) p
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are too long. We are determined to change that, which is why we will recruit 8,500 additional ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has commissioned research into the factors causing increased GP consultation rates.
Answer: The Department has not formally commissioned research into this topic. General practice consultation rates have increased in recent years, as a result of significant growth in the clinical workforce. This increase also represents a recovery from the abnor...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNurses: Recruitment and TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes to funding for nurse training on (a) the recruitment of mature graduates and (b) other nurse recruitment; and what plans he has
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Tuition fees and student maintenance loans for nursing training are set by the Department for Education. Through the Department of Health and Social Care, eligible students also continue to receive support whilst they are...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTourette's Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve training for service providers on (a) Tourette's syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.
Answer: NHS England’s e-Learning for Healthcare has produced modular online learning resources in relation to Tourette’s syndrome and other tic disorders, within its neurodevelopmental disorder and healthy schools programme domains, which are freely accessible to...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of waiting times for NHS treatment.
Answer: Patients are waiting too long to access the care they need, with over 6 million people waiting for treatment across 7.6 million pathways. Tackling this is a key part of our Health Mission. We will start by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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