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Diagnosis: Standards

Commons · Question 126163 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Connor Rand

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to rollout of Jess’s Rule across the NHS; and if he will set out how technology is being used to make sure problems in care are being spotted and acted upon immediately.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 21 Apr 2026

Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 and rolled out across England as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England. It supports and strengthens general practitioners’ clinical judgement when a ...