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Hospitals: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety in hospitals.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety in hospitals.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government’s commitment to advancing patient safety in the National Health Service is demonstrated by various measures.This includes delivery of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, which is overseen by NHS England. The strategy is now achieving its aims ...

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