James McMurdock MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of public health campaigns in encouraging men to act on concerns about their health before symptoms become serious.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Men’s Health Strategy published last November and available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mens-health-strategy-for-england
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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Preventive Medicine: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve men’s engagement with preventative healthcare services.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Men’s Health Strategy published last November and available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mens-health-strategy-for-england
Answered 15 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of difficulty using the NHS App on accessing NHS prescriptions.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England provides guidance to GP practices on enabling patients to request regular medicines through the NHS App where those medicines are not configured as repeat prescriptions.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of patients to request repeat prescriptions through the NHS App for medicines that were previously prescribed as acute medications.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of difficulties accessing prescription services through the NHS App on patients’ ability to obtain medicines in a timely manner.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data she holds on the number of technical failures experienced by patients when using the NHS App.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of patients experiencing difficulties accessing prescription services through the NHS App.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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NHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the a) accessibility and b) usability of the NHS App prescription service.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of engagement of senior leaders at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; and what steps she is taking to improve (a) leadership visib
Answer: These are matters for the Trust, but the Department understands that their senior leadership team meets regularly to focus on areas identified by the Care Quality Commission and the Trust’s own internal review, and has also put in place processes for staf...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has discussions with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust leadership on concerns raised by CQC inspectors.
Answer: These are matters for the Trust, but the Department understands that their senior leadership team meets regularly to focus on areas identified by the Care Quality Commission and the Trust’s own internal review, and has also put in place processes for staf...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
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Prescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 25867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to increase the age threshold for free NHS prescriptions in England from 60 to the State Pension age.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions her Department has had with patient organisations representing people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome on improving NHS services.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 6594.Departmental officials meet on a regular basis with patient organisations, integrated care boards and other stakeholders to discuss the improvement of National Health S...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the number of integrated care boards that commission dedicated services for people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 6594.Departmental officials meet on a regular basis with patient organisations, integrated care boards and other stakeholders to discuss the improvement of National Health S...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions her Department has had with integrated care boards on the adequacy of commissioning of services for people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 6594.Departmental officials meet on a regular basis with patient organisations, integrated care boards and other stakeholders to discuss the improvement of National Health S...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of availability of NHS specialist clinics for people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 6594.Departmental officials meet on a regular basis with patient organisations, integrated care boards and other stakeholders to discuss the improvement of National Health S...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of regional variation in access to specialist services for people with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June in response to Question 6594.Departmental officials meet on a regular basis with patient organisations, integrated care boards and other stakeholders to discuss the improvement of National Health S...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Breast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve early identification of women at increased risk of developing breast cancer before they become eligible for routine NHS screening.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13406.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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Breast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has asked the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to review its guidance on the a) identification and b) referral of women under the age of 50 at increased risk of develop
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13406.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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Social Services: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions have taken place with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of no recourse to public funds cases on adult social care
Answer: On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Social Services: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of supporting people with no recourse to public funds on local authority adult social care budgets.
Answer: On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that eligible medical graduates remaining on the UK Foundation Programme reserve list are able to enter training.
Answer: On the question of the number of eligible medical graduates who have been unable to commence Foundation Programme training, prior to this year every eligible applicant was allocated a place on the UK Foundation Programme, and this year, following the comm...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that eligible UK medical graduates are able to progress from medical school into Foundation Programme training without delays.
Answer: On the question of the number of eligible medical graduates who have been unable to commence Foundation Programme training, prior to this year every eligible applicant was allocated a place on the UK Foundation Programme, and this year, following the comm...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of eligible medical graduates unable to commence Foundation Programme training in each of the last three years.
Answer: On the question of the number of eligible medical graduates who have been unable to commence Foundation Programme training, prior to this year every eligible applicant was allocated a place on the UK Foundation Programme, and this year, following the comm...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of Foundation Programme training posts available to eligible medical graduates in 2026.
Answer: On the question of the number of eligible medical graduates who have been unable to commence Foundation Programme training, prior to this year every eligible applicant was allocated a place on the UK Foundation Programme, and this year, following the comm...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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