Question follow-through · 75423
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has has made of the potential impact hospital specialists providing advice through the Advice and Guidance scheme on their workload; and whether additional (a) resources and (b)
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
5 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has has made of the potential impact hospital specialists providing advice through the Advice and Guidance scheme on their workload; and whether additional (a) resources and (b)
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
Advice and Guidance (A&G) is a proven method of reducing unnecessary referrals into elective care, by diverting potential referrals where specialist advice determines that the most appropriate setting for care is in primary or community settings. Unne...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Stoma Appliances
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Stoma Appliances: Health Services
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Injuries: Medical Treatments
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Stoma Appliances: Health Services
9 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure equal access to stoma care across all regions of the UK.
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
12 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of virtual GP appointments.
Nurses: Labour Turnover
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure childcare policy supports the recruitment and retention of student nurses as part of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, updated on 22 April 2024.
The Harbour: Staff
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16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing shortages on patient and staff safety in psychiatric wards in Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Mental Health Services: Sick Leave
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Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
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Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
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