Question follow-through · 58524
Phlebotomy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help recognise (a) the skills of phlebotomists and (b) their contribution to the NHS.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help recognise (a) the skills of phlebotomists and (b) their contribution to the NHS.
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government greatly values the expertise and contribution of all health professionals, including phlebotomists.A central part of the 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce and how we ensure we train and provide the staff, technology, and infrastruct...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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