Question follow-through · 615
Gynaecology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) women on gynaecology waiting lists and (b) the workforce delivering that care.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) women on gynaecology waiting lists and (b) the workforce delivering that care.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment, including for gynaecology. As of March 2026, the waiting list f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
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Internet: Disinformation
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle health misinformation online.
Health Services: Information
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the Accessible Information Standard a statutory requirement.
Vaccination: Medical Records
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of vaccination records displayed on the NHS App for vaccinations administered through school immunisation programs.
Vaccination: Medical Records
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) complaints and (b) reports NHS England has received regarding (i) missing and (ii) incomplete vaccination histories on the NHS App in the last three years.
Vaccination: Medical Records
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccinations administered through NHS school immunisation programs are required to be uploaded to patients’ digital NHS records within a specified timeframe.
Vaccination: Medical Records
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of vaccinations delivered through school-age immunisation services are visible within the NHS App.
Dental Services
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the NHS providing free detail repairs for teeth damaged by seizures.
Allied Health Professions
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS restructure and merger on the employment of Allied Health Professions.
Psychiatry: Drama
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of including dramatherapy in the Neighbourhood Health Model Framework.
Healthwatch England: Patients
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will introduce safeguards to ensure that patient safety is maintained during the transition period from Healthwatch England to his Department.
Learning Disability: Social Services
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the learning disability workforce.