Diagnosis: Standards
Commons · Question 126164 · 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, if guidance is being updated to mandate the use of technology systems to support the delivery of Jess’s Rule across the NHS.
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 ...