Question follow-through · 59532
Phlebotomy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) waiting times and (b) access to phlebotomy services.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) waiting times and (b) access to phlebotomy services.
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to putting patients first. This means making sure that patients are seen on time and ensuring that people have the best possible experience during their care.We also recognise that care, including phlebotomy, should be more eas...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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