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Injuries: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 75729 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to (a) NHS local health boards and (b) trusts on treating jellyfish stings.

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Sep 2025

The General Medical Council sets the overall standards and outcomes for medical training, and the Royal Colleges develop the specific curricula for each medical specialty.The Department does not provide guidance to National Health Service trusts or integr...