Question follow-through · 15762
Maternity Services: Thromboembolism
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS maternity units currently have dedicated maternal medicine pathways for complex venous thromboembolism risk.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 14 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
- Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services · 28 Aug 2026
- Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis · 28 Aug 2026
- Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis · 28 Aug 2026
- Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis · 28 Aug 2026
- Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis · 28 Aug 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
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS maternity units currently have dedicated maternal medicine pathways for complex venous thromboembolism risk.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
We recognise the importance of tackling blood clots in pregnancy, also referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE), as the leading cause of maternal death in England. The rate of maternal deaths from thrombosis and thromboembolism rose substantially betwe...
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.
Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will respond to the recommendations of the Vascular and Venous Disease All-Party Parliamentary Group's report, Making the Case for Reform in the Vascular Sector, published in Marc
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will adopt a National Foot Attack Pathway to ensure patients presenting with symptoms of peripheral arterial disease receive same-day assessment and referral to specialist vascula
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the rate of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in England; and what the average number of clinical contacts is that patients undergo
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will include standards for the early diagnosis and referral of peripheral arterial disease in primary care, including the routine use of
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of availability and routine use of Doppler ultrasound and ankle-brachial index testing in primary care for patients presenting with lower-lim
Breast Cancer: Health Services
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of referral guidance for suspected breast cancer.
Breast Cancer: Health Services
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will review the role of age and family history in urgent referral criteria for patients presenting with possible symptoms of breast cancer.