Helen Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Dental Services: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current NHS dentist vacancy rate is in Surrey; and what steps he is taking to ensure equitable dental care access in Epsom and Ewell constituency.
Answer: In 2024, there was a 20% vacancy rate for NHS dentists in the Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes the Epsom and Ewell constituency. We do not hold data at constituency level. More data is available at the following link:https://w...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2024 to Question 19410 on General Practitioners: Labour Turnover, what estimate he has made of the number of GPs on ICB funded training schemes which are equivalen
Answer: Data on integrated care board (ICB) funded training schemes, their equivalent to the General Practice Fellowship scheme and the Supporting Mentors scheme, or the numbers of staff benefitting from these schemes is not held centrally.While NHS England provi...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help GPs who are unable to find employment despite workforce shortages.
Answer: The Government has invested £82 million in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), which has enabled the recruitment of more than 1,900 recently qualified general practitioners (GPs) in England since October. This will increase the number of ava...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of core funding for general practice.
Answer: We have invested an additional £889 million in general practice (GP) to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, bringing total spend on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion in 2025/26. This is the biggest increase in over a decade, and we are...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Epsom and EwellDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Integrated Care Board funding levels on GP recruitment and retention in Epsom and Ewell constituency.
Answer: We are investing an additional £889 million in GPs for 2025/26, bringing total spending on the GP Contract to £13.2 billion. This is the largest uplift to GP funding since the beginning of the five-year framework, and means we are reversing recent trends ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: SurreyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that primary care services are adequately resourced in Surrey.
Answer: Every year we consult with each primary care profession about what services they will provide, and the funding providers are entitled to in return under their contracts.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: SuttonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for the new hospital in Sutton, in the context of rising construction and building costs.
Answer: We have now put the New Hospital Programme on a sustainable footing, with a timeline that can be met, and a budget that is consistent with the fiscal rules under which the Government is operating. We are backing this plan with investment, which will incre...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: VeteransDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to announce the (a) personnel requirements and (b) organisational design for (i) Op Courage and (ii) Op Restore.
Answer: Op RESTORE and Op COURAGE are established bespoke National Health Service commissioned services for veterans. There are currently no plans for announcements to be made about personnel requirements and organisational design for Op COURAGE and Op RESTORE.Th...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of community care staffing levels on hospital bed occupancy levels in Surrey.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made. Integrated care board are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local communities, including in Surrey, as they are best placed to take those decisions.The Government is committed to buildi...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of using private partnerships to build NHS hospitals on public finances.
Answer: There has been no formal assessment on the potential impact of using private partnerships to build National Health Service hospitals. Current HM Treasury policy is that private finance cannot be used. As part of the NHS capital strategy, we are considerin...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average delay is between patient (a) referral and (b) diagnostic testing in Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; and what steps he is taking to reduce diagnostic waiting tim
Answer: There is no complete measure for the average wait time for a patient between a referral and receiving a diagnostic test for all diagnostic tests.The Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity monthly collection, known as DM01, measures the current waiting time...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals there have been to (a) Operation Courage and (b) Operation Restore in each year since 2016; and how many of those referrals were reviewed by multi-disciplinary teams within 8 wee
Answer: On 13 March 2025, it was announced that NHS England will be brought into the Department to form a new joint centre. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations and options for future allocation. At this stage, it is too ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the allocated budget was for (a) Operation Courage and (b) Operation Restore in each financial year between 2020-21 and 2024-25; and how much funding has been allocated to each programme in th
Answer: On 13 March 2025, it was announced that NHS England will be brought into the Department to form a new joint centre. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations and options for future allocation. At this stage, it is too ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who Operation (a) Courage and (b) Restore will be (i) managed and (ii) funded by after the abolition of NHS England.
Answer: On 13 March 2025, it was announced that NHS England will be brought into the Department to form a new joint centre. We are assessing the full range of current functions across both organisations and options for future allocation. At this stage, it is too ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS staff (a) working conditions and (b) wellbeing.
Answer: The Government inherited a broken National Health Service with an overworked and demoralised workforce.We hugely value all NHS staff and are committed to improving working conditions, so we can keep staff healthy, motivated, and retain valuable skills. Th...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what are the retention rates for NHS staff for each year since 2020.
Answer: NHS England publishes quarterly information on the turnover of National Health Service staff within their NHS Workforce Statistics publication, with further information available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publicatio...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing fixed recoverable costs in lower-value clinical negligence cases on patients’ access to legal expertise.
Answer: Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters relating to clinical negligence reform, and we will announce our position in due course.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the Claimant’s legal costs paid by the NHS in all clinical negligence claims under £25,000 in 2023-24 were expert fees.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the Claimant’s costs paid by the NHS in all clinical negligence claims under £25,000 in 2023-24 were (a) legal costs, (b) disbursements and (c) VAT.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is held by NHS Resolution on the breakdown of Claimant costs in clinical negligence claims under £25,000.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the national Health Service in England. The following table shows the total legal costs paid for claimants due to clinical negligence claims closed in the financial year 2023/24, w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking improve training pathways for medical professionals.
Answer: In February this year, NHS England launched an extensive engagement and listening exercise to help shape the future of postgraduate medical training. The review will hear about best practice, listen to concerns, including issues around training pathways a...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ManagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's implementation of the recommendations on stronger clinical leadership and management roles outlined in the paper entitled High Qual
Answer: There are no current plans to assess implementation of the 2008 High Quality Care for All report.The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the National Health Service has strong and effective leadership in place. As Lord Darzi stated in hi...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication entitled Working together in 2025/26 to lay the foundations for reform, published on 1 April 2025, if he will extend the time in which ICBs have to respond to the
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a critical role to play as strategic commissioners, improving population health, reducing inequalities, and ensuring access to high quality care. NHS England has circulated a draft of The Model ICB - blueprint document t...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is is taking to help tackle delays in the transfer of care.
Answer: It is a priority for the Department to tackle delays in the transfer of care, and to ensure that people receive the care that they need.On 30 January 2025, the Government published a revised policy framework for the £9 billion Better Care Fund. The new BC...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of qualified medical professionals unable to progress in their training pathways in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer: We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. It is not possible, from the data held, to consistently and accurately identify unique applicants, as many applicants w...
Answered 16 May 2025
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