Question follow-through · 23902
Influenza
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure hospitals are able to meet increased demand as a result of increased hospital admissions for flu.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Older People: Weather · 15 Jan 2025
- Hospitals: Admissions · 15 Jan 2025
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- Dementia: Ophthalmic Services · 6 Feb 2025
- Dementia: Diagnosis · 6 Feb 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure hospitals are able to meet increased demand as a result of increased hospital admissions for flu.
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2025
Answer published
The national approach on priorities for winter planning was issued by NHS England on 16 September, setting out the key steps to be taken to support the delivery of high-quality care for patients this winter. The Minister of State for Health also made a st...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Older People: Weather
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Hospitals: Admissions
15 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payments on hospital admissions of older people in (a) Epping Forest constituency and (b) nationally.
Dementia: Medical Treatments
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Dementia: Ophthalmic Services
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support the (a) development and (b) use of eye scans for diagnosing dementia.
Dementia: Diagnosis
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to strengthen dementia diagnostic pathways.
Dementia: Departmental Coordination
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a cross-government strategy to tackle (a) health and (b) lifestyle factors that increase the risk of developing dementia.
Dementia
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to refine the NHS Health Check to better identify dementia brain health risks.
Dementia: Medical Treatments
7 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NICE process on the wider societal cost of dementia when appraising new dementia treatments.
Dementia: Medical Treatments
7 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve capacity in dementia diagnostics to facilitate access to new dementia treatments.
Dementia: Diagnosis
7 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to (a) increase the number of scanners available for dementia diagnosis and (b) reduce diagnosis times for patients.
Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
21 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the will increase funding for mental health services in rural areas.
Nicotine: Smuggling
23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the sale of illegal nicotine pouches.