Question follow-through · 26649
Infant Mortality: Bereavement Counselling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will conduct a further meeting with bereaved fathers as part of the impact of baby loss on fathers and support services.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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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
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she will conduct a further meeting with bereaved fathers as part of the impact of baby loss on fathers and support services.
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Sept 2026
Answer published
The National Bereavement Care Pathway sets standards and guidance aimed at ensuring all bereaved parents, including fathers and partners, receive consistent, individualised, and sensitive care. NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework sets an expectat...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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