Written questions by Sewards.

What steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out of services for chronic migraine in the community.

Awaiting answer.

What the waiting list for treatment for headache and migraine is across the NHS.

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How his Department plans to reduce waiting times for neurology and headache clinic appointments.

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Whether he plans to include migraine and other headache conditions within the Pharmacy First initiative.

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How his Department plans to reduce waiting lists for patients with migraine.

Awaiting answer.

How many Medical Examiners and Medical Examiner Officers have been recruited since the implementation of the death certification reforms in September 2024.

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What steps his Department is taking to ensure the sharing of best practice between Medical Examiner offices.

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Whether processes are in place to investigate Medical Examiner offices whose turnaround times consistently exceed the national average.

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Whether he plans to provide additional funding to Medical Examiner offices experiencing persistent backlogs.

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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Medical Examiner scrutiny on the timeliness of the completion of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in turnaround times.

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What assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing and resources available to Medical Examiner offices.

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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in the medical examiner process on bereaved families and funeral arrangements.

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Whether he has plans to conduct a review of the Medical Examiner system introduced in September 2024.

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Whether his Department plans to introduce national communication standards for Medical Examiner offices.

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What steps he is taking to reduce delays in areas where Medical Examiner offices have reported the longest turnaround times for scrutiny of medical certificates of cause of death.

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What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing minimum standards for the funeral sector.

Raising standards in the care and treatment of the deceased is a sensitive and complex issue, spanning a number of sectors. The Department is leading cross-Government work to consider the full range of options across all relevant settings, including the f...

What assessment his Department has made of potential funding models for any future regulation of the funeral sector.

Raising standards in the care and treatment of the deceased is a sensitive and complex issue, spanning a number of sectors. The Department is leading cross-Government work to consider the full range of options across all relevant settings, including the f...

If the Government will create a statutory regulator to oversee the funeral sector.

Raising standards in the care and treatment of the deceased is a sensitive and complex issue, spanning a number of sectors. The Department is leading cross-Government work to consider the full range of options across all relevant settings, including the f...

What steps his Department is taking to improve access to age-appropriate inpatient mental health care for children and young people.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of crisis mental health provision for children and young people.

In 2025, NHS England published Urgent and emergency mental health care for children and young people: national implementation guidance to support ongoing local implementation of crisis services with the intention of improving experience and outcomes of ch...