Question follow-through · 17617

NHS: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the suggested guidance on single-sex spaces in the NHS drafted by the Darlington Nurses Union.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the suggested guidance on single-sex spaces in the NHS drafted by the Darlington Nurses Union.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met with five nurses from the Darlington Nursing Union last month, to hear about their concerns regarding single-sex spaces for staff in National Health Service hospitals Since the meeti...

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