Sarah Coombes MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Resident DoctorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of resident doctor training positions.
Answer: We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure that patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. We will ensure that the number of medical specialty training places meets the demands of the National Health Servi...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of same-sex female couples are receiving NHS-funded IVF after undertaking six self-funded rounds of Intrauterine insemination as recommended by NICE.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that between 2020 and 2022, the years in which they have the most recently data available, 25% of patients in same-sex female couples in the United Kingdom received National Health Service-funde...
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the eligibility criteria for IVF on access to treatment for (a) single patients and (b) same-sex female couples.
Answer: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that between 2020 and 2022, the years in which they have the most recently data available, 25% of patients in same-sex female couples in the United Kingdom received National Health Service-funde...
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIVF: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help reduce the cost of IVF for female same-sex couples.
Answer: The Government has signed secondary legislation into law on 31 October 2024 to update the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, which removes additional screening costs for female same sex couples undergoing reciprocal in-vitro fertilisation.The Nationa...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the current NHS resource allocation formula on more deprived areas.
Answer: The National Health Service resource allocation formula is intended to support equal opportunity of access for equal need, taking account of NHS England’s duty to have regard to the need to reduce health inequalities. The formula takes account of factors ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether improving respiratory health will be central to the new NHS 10-year plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the change needed to meet the three health mission goals: 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 killers....
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: West BromwichDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient satisfaction with GP services in West Bromwich constituency.
Answer: We recognise that despite the hard work of general practice (GP) teams, patients are still struggling to access care from GPs nationally and in local areas such as Bromwich. We also know that while GPs are delivering record numbers of appointments, patien...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSurgery: West BromwichDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in West Bromwich constituency.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet. Equality of both access to care and outcomes will be at the heart of building an NHS that is fit for ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.
Answer: Too many patients are finding it impossible to access care. In May, a staggering 1.4 million patients waited for over a month for an appointment. That is why we are committed to: fix the front door to the NHS; bring back the family doctor; and shift the f...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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