Every parliamentary written question tabled by Bell Ribeiro-Addy this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the immediate assurances relied upon by CQC in deciding not to use urgent powers under section 31.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, and decisions about enforcement action, including the use of urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, are a matter for the CQC, exercised in line with its statuto...
Whether he has taken steps in response to the recommendation issued by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in January 2025 on removing stigma, informational and technological b
The Government is committed to reducing health inequalities, including for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities, through its 10-Year Health Plan for England and NHS England’s CORE20PLUS5 approach.Regarding barriers identified by the UN Committee on Econ...
Whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of Lambeth adult community mental health services, including the Single Poin
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator responsible for assessing and monitoring providers in line with its statutory remit. The Department holds the CQC to account for its overall performance and delivery of its regulatory functions...
What data he holds on the number of NHS appointments that have been missed due to administrative issues in the last 12 months.
Data is not held in the format requested.
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current national clinical arrangements for identifying, recording and acting on patient (a) psychiatric history, (b) psychotropic medicati
The Department has not made a specific assessment of national arrangements in relation to these issues.However, we recognise the importance of clinicians having the right information available when considering preventive migraine treatment, including rele...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of vitamin D guidelines on maternal and infant health outcomes in Black and South Asian communities.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently conducting a rapid review of whether current vitamin D recommendations for vitamin D intake and status are adequate for Black and South Asian communities. The review includes infants, and ...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the trial of the Post Donation Testing for advance haemoglobin assessments.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT test donors’ haemoglobin levels to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT is currently undertaking a feasibility assessment of post-donation testing ...
How many blood donors with the Ro subtype completed blood donations in the last 12 months.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.27,984 donors with Ro subtype blood completed at least one blood donation between 1 May 2025 and 30 Ap...
What information his Department holds on the number of blood donors deferred due to (a) low haemoglobin levels and (b) travel to and from other countries in the last 12 months; and if he will provi
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England, in order to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need. NHSBT collects donors’ sex assigned at birth and gender identity; a donor’s sex is recorded as the wa...
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the enhanced pre-donation testing process pilot on reducing the number of deferrals for low haemoglobin levels.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood donation in England. NHSBT tests donors’ haemoglobin (Hb) to ensure they are at sufficient levels to safely donate.NHSBT rolled out a second line of Hb testing, venous HemoCue, between April and Se...
How many completed blood donation appointments took place in past 12 months; and if he will provide the ethnic and gender breakdown of donors.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for collecting blood donations across England to fulfil hospital requests to meet patient need.NHSBT collects donor’s sex assigned at birth and gender identity; a donors’ sex is recorded as the ways in which...
How many NHS patients have waited longer for elective procedures in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.
Data is not held in the format requested.
How many NHS appointments have been missed in the last 12 months due to administrative issues.
Data is not held in the format requested.
Whether he has considered the potential merits of reviewing the training framework for NHS administrative staff.
The Department is not currently planning a review of the training framework for National Health Service administrative staff. In most cases, training arrangements for these staff, particularly non-clinical training, are determined by local NHS employers, ...
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Care Quality Commission processes to record, retrieve and act upon safety intelligence submitted by members of the public about NHS trust services pre
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has established systems and processes to receive, record, assess, and act on safety intelligence about providers submitted by members of the public, employees of registered providers, people using services and their famil...
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission's regulatory oversight of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust's adult community mental health services in
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, responsible for assessing and monitoring providers in line with its statutory remit. The Department holds the CQC to account for its overall performance and delivery of its regulatory function...
What discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on its decision not to exercise urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of South London and Mau
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, and decisions about enforcement action are a matter for the CQC, exercised in line with its statutory remit and published enforcement policy. The Department has been informed of the CQC’s appr...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of administrative issues within the NHS on patients.
No assessment has been made, but as set out in the Elective Reform Plan, we are committed to improving communication between patients, clinicians and hospital, including through the NHS App, as we shift from analogue to digital. This will make it quicker ...
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) training, (b) hiring, (c) management and (d) performance of NHS administrative staff.
The Department does not centrally oversee the training, recruitment, management, and performance of National Health Service administrative staff in individual organisations. These matters are primarily the responsibility of local NHS organisations, which ...
Whether he has considered the merits of increasing funding for training of NHS administrative staff.
The responsibility for the training of National Health Service administrative staff generally sits with local NHS employers. In most cases, training arrangements for these staff, particularly non-clinical training, are determined locally by NHS employers ...