Question follow-through · 3413
Disability: Advocacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults where such support is necessary to enable access to NHS services
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Autism: Health Services · 15 Jun 2026
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- Atrial Fibrillation: South East · 19 Jun 2026
- Atrial Fibrillation: Drugs · 19 Jun 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults where such support is necessary to enable access to NHS services
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Autism: Health Services
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of (a) resources and (b) support available to women diagnosed with autism as adults.
Autism: Training
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of training available to NHS staff on communication with autistic patients, including (a) in-person and (b) in written communications.
Atrial Fibrillation: Surgery
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the availability of left atrial appendage occlusion procedures to eligible patients in the South East.
Atrial Fibrillation: South East
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate has been made of the number of patients with atrial fibrillation in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Atrial Fibrillation: Drugs
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of patients with atrial fibrillation who are unable to take long-term anticoagulation for the prevention of strokes in (a) Slough and (b) the South Ea
Atrial Fibrillation: Surgery
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of atrial fibrillation patients eligible for a left atrial appendage occlusion procedure in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Accident and Emergency Departments
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to reduce the number of deaths associated with waits of 12 hours or more in emergency departments.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Berkshire
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken to reduce Accident and Emergency waiting times in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Ambulance Services: Slough
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in Slough.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Berkshire
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate has been made of the average waiting times in Accident and Emergency in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Suicide: Mental Health Services
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to ensure adequate mental health support is available to individuals experiencing suicidal ideation.
Mental Health Services: Slough
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps have been taken alongside local stakeholders to identify high-risk areas in Slough for the installation of (a) crisis messaging and (b) helpline information for suicide prevention