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Health Services and Social Services: Visits

Commons · Question 26610 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

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Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had on Regulation 9A of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 with (a) Non-Departmental Public Bodies of his Department, (b

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Feb 2025

The Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standard on Visiting and Accompanying (Regulation 9A) came into force on 6 April 2024 to strengthen the requirements for health and care providers to facilitate visiting, including during pandemics, as long as it is...