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Question follow-through · 117156

Patient Advice and Liaison Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variation between NHS trusts in the a) operation and b) resourcing of Patient Advice and Liaison Services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
4 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of variation between NHS trusts in the a) operation and b) resourcing of Patient Advice and Liaison Services.

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made of the operation and level of resourcing of Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) across National Health Service trusts. PALS is a free, confidential and independent service providing advice and support to resolve issues a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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