Question follow-through · 43698

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Custodial Treatment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on (a) drug and (b) alcohol treatment in (i) prisons, (ii) young offender institutions, (iii) immigration removal centres and (iv) other secure settings in the last t

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on (a) drug and (b) alcohol treatment in (i) prisons, (ii) young offender institutions, (iii) immigration removal centres and (iv) other secure settings in the last t

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    A detailed analysis of NHS England’s spend on drug and alcohol treatment in prisons, young offender institutions (YOIs), immigration removal centres (IRCs), and other secure settings is not available at the level requested. This is because mental health a...

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Accident and Emergency Departments: Pay

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NHS: Publications

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS documents are available in (a) large print, (b) braille and (c) other accessible formats for patients with visual impairments.

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Vitamin B12

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing over-the-counter sales of vitamin B12 injections in the UK.

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Vitamin B12

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to raise the minimum reference range for vitamin B12 serum levels to 500 pmol/L.

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Vitamin B12

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Blood Tests: Vitamins

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding standard NHS blood tests to routinely include (a) B12, (b) B6, (c) folate, (d) vitamin C and (e) vitamin D.

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Carers

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that carers are (a) involved in patient care decisions and (b) given appropriate access to medical (i) records and (ii) updates during hospital stays in cases w

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital admissions were recorded for inflammatory bowel disease in the Hospital Episode Statistics dataset in (a) Hazel Grove constituency and (b) England in each of the last five years.

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Health Services

17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review Shared Care arrangements to ensure they are delivering effective outcomes for patients.

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Ambulance Services: Suicide

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of contacts that UK NHS Ambulance Trusts have had with people who are (a) experiencing suicidal ideation and (b) committing suicide in each of th

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Autism: Mental Health Services

23 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cognitive behavioural therapy for autistic adults with (a) a gambling addiction and (b) other forms of addiction.