Question follow-through · 1562
Maternity Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a named clinical lead for every woman accessing NHS maternity services to improve continuity of care and accountabilit
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Maternity Services · 18 May 2026
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- Prescription Drugs: Artificial Sweeteners · 29 May 2026
- Colestyramine · 29 May 2026
- Health Services: Prisoners · 29 May 2026
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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
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a named clinical lead for every woman accessing NHS maternity services to improve continuity of care and accountabilit
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
We recognise the potential for continuity of care within maternity services to improve women’s experience of maternity care and reduce inequalities in outcomes. However, maternity services need to have enough staff with the right skills in the right place...
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.
Maternity Services
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of small, consistent maternity care teams in improving maternal outcomes such as in the Netherlands, Sweden and New Zealand; and whether
Prescription Drugs: Sugar
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance or instructions relating to the reduction or removal of sugar from prescription medicines; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of such
Prescription Drugs: Artificial Sweeteners
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued availability of prescription medicines which do not contain artificial sweeteners for patients with adverse reactions to those substances
Colestyramine
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reported withdrawal of the original formulation of Questran from the UK market on patients with bile acid malabsorption.
Health Services: Prisoners
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision for prisoners with progressive neuromuscular conditions.
Disability Aids: Prisoners
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prisoners with mobility impairments can access appropriate mobility aids, including wheelchairs, within the prison estate.
Nurses: Recruitment
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of employment outcomes for newly qualified nurses and nursing apprentices graduating in 2026 seeking NHS posts following completion of their training.
Nurses: Recruitment
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts to recruit newly qualified nurses.
Nurses: Recruitment
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the updated NHS workforce plan will include measures to improve access to permanent NHS employment for newly qualified nurses and nursing associates.
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber trials in Nottinghamshire.
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to expand the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber programme in 2026-27 financial year.
Pharmacy: Prescriptions
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all new pharmacy graduates from September 2026 are able to independently prescribe.