The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services.

Departments provide officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure, enterprise-grade generative AI tools that have been assured to the appropriate security standards and approved for official use....

The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services.

Departments provide officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure, enterprise-grade generative AI tools that have been assured to the appropriate security standards and approved for official use....

The UK Health Security Agency published a national Syphilis Response Plan in March 2026, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan/ukhsa-syphilis-response-plan

The plan focuses on four key areas: preventing infection; improving testing; ensuring timely treatment; and eliminating congenital syphilis, where infection is passed from mother to...

The UK Health Security Agency published a national Syphilis Response Plan in March 2026, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan/ukhsa-syphilis-response-plan

The plan focuses on four key areas: preventing infection; improving testing; ensuring timely treatment; and eliminating congenital syphilis, where infection is passed from mother to...

Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme

The following extracts are from the Westminster Hall debate on the Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme on 22 April 2026.

The Minister talked about less-than-full-time training, which has obviously had an impact on the number of doctors we need. The Secretary of State said before the general election that...

Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme

The following extracts are from the Westminster Hall debate on the Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme on 22 April 2026.

The Minister talked about less-than-full-time training, which has obviously had an impact on the number of doctors we need. The Secretary of State said before the general election that...

Dentists, dental surgeons, dental therapists and other dental practitioners, including orthodontists, meet the raised skills threshold of Regulation Qualification Framework (RQF) level 6 or above and continue to remain eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

Those individuals already in the Skilled Worker route in dental professional roles at RQF 3...

Dentists, dental surgeons, dental therapists and other dental practitioners, including orthodontists, meet the raised skills threshold of Regulation Qualification Framework (RQF) level 6 or above and continue to remain eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

Those individuals already in the Skilled Worker route in dental professional roles at RQF 3...

Registration with the General Dental Council in the United Kingdom is a separate process from obtaining a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa, although both are required to enable overseas dental professionals to work in the UK.

On 1 July 2025, changes to immigration rules were laid before Parliament...

Registration with the General Dental Council in the United Kingdom is a separate process from obtaining a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa, although both are required to enable overseas dental professionals to work in the UK.

On 1 July 2025, changes to immigration rules were laid before Parliament...

Dentists, dental surgeons, dental therapists and other dental practitioners, including orthodontists, meet the raised skills threshold of Regulation Qualification Framework (RQF) level 6 or above and continue to remain eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

Those individuals already in the Skilled Worker route in dental professional roles at RQF 3...

Dentists, dental surgeons, dental therapists and other dental practitioners, including orthodontists, meet the raised skills threshold of Regulation Qualification Framework (RQF) level 6 or above and continue to remain eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.

Those individuals already in the Skilled Worker route in dental professional roles at RQF 3...

Registration with the General Dental Council in the United Kingdom is a separate process from obtaining a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa, although both are required to enable overseas dental professionals to work in the UK.

On 1 July 2025, changes to immigration rules were laid before Parliament...

Registration with the General Dental Council in the United Kingdom is a separate process from obtaining a Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa, although both are required to enable overseas dental professionals to work in the UK.

On 1 July 2025, changes to immigration rules were laid before Parliament...

The safety of all patients, whether they are treated in the National Health Service or the independent sector, is a top priority for the Government.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England...

The safety of all patients, whether they are treated in the National Health Service or the independent sector, is a top priority for the Government.

Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England...

NHS England have now published the Medium-Term Planning Framework, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/medium-term-planning-framework-delivering-change-together-2026-27-to-2028-29/

National Health Service organisations are now in the process of developing their operational plans that will detail how they will meet the standards set out in the Medium-Term Planning Framework.

NHS England have now published the Medium-Term Planning Framework, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/medium-term-planning-framework-delivering-change-together-2026-27-to-2028-29/

National Health Service organisations are now in the process of developing their operational plans that will detail how they will meet the standards set out in the Medium-Term Planning Framework.

Programme (No. 2) motion. Agreed to on question. Consideration of Lords message. Schedule 2, motion to agree with Lords amendments 19B and 19C. Agreed to on question.

Programme (No. 2) motion. Agreed to on question. Consideration of Lords message. Schedule 2, motion to agree with Lords amendments 19B and 19C. Agreed to on question.

Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee. New clause 2, discussed with new clauses 3 to 37, amendments, and Government amendments. New clause 2 debated and withdrawn. New clause 26 negatived on division (78 votes to 327). Amendment to clause 21 negatived on division (163 votes to 339). Government amendments made to clause 51 and schedule 2. Amendment to schedule 2 negatived on division (164 votes to 333). Third reading agreed to on question. Bill passed, with amendments.

Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee. New clause 2, discussed with new clauses 3 to 37, amendments, and Government amendments. New clause 2 debated and withdrawn. New clause 26 negatived on division (78 votes to 327). Amendment to clause 21 negatived on division (163 votes...

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices may operate local waiting list arrangements.

The Government plans to...

Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Some dental practices may operate local waiting list arrangements.

The Government plans to...

New clause 1 (Reporting: racial disparities relating to community treatment orders), discussed with new clause 3 (Addressing and reporting on racial disparities and other inequalities in the use of the Mental Health Act 1983), debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space), negatived on division (2 votes to 11). New clause 6 (Duty to promote mental health wellbeing), debated and withdrawn. New clause 7 (Funding and reporting), debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Mental Health Commissioner), negatived on division (2 votes to 11). New clause 9 (Veterans’ Mental Health Oversight Officer), debated and withdrawn. New clause 11 (Costed plan to ensure community provision for individuals with learning disabilities and autism who are at risk of detention) negatived on division (4 votes to 11). New clause 12 (Age-appropriate treatment for children), negatived on division (4 votes to 11). New clause 13 (Duty to review the functions of the regulatory authority), negatived on division (6 votes to 11). New clause 14 (Adequacy of accommodation: review), debated and withdrawn. New clause 15 (Review of impact of this Act on detention), discussed with new clause 18 (Report on the impact of this Act on patients with eating disorders), and new clause 23 (Impact assessment: children and young people in temporary foster care), debated and withdrawn. New clause 16 (Transfer of patients: out of area placements), debated and withdrawn. New clause 19 (Report and Guidance: Improving Outcomes for LGBT Patients), debated and withdrawn. New clause 22 (National strategy on mental health units), debated and withdrawn. New clause 24 (Application in respect of patient already on hospital grounds) negatived on division (4 votes to 11). New clause 25 (Deaths in detention: independent investigations), debated and withdrawn. New clause 26 (Use of restraint and restrictive intervention), debated and withdrawn. Clauses 55 to 59 agreed to, with clauses 57 and 59 agreed to as amended. Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 272). Committee rose. Written evidence to be reported to the House.

New clause 1 (Reporting: racial disparities relating to community treatment orders), discussed with new clause 3 (Addressing and reporting on racial disparities and other inequalities in the use of the Mental Health Act 1983), debated and withdrawn. New clause 2 (Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space), negatived on division (2 votes...

Clause 46, discussed with new clause 21, agreed to. Clauses 47 to 49 agreed to. Clause 50 disagreed to on division (3 to 10). Clauses 51 to 53 agreed to. Clause 54, discussed with new clauses 12, 17 and 20), agreed to. New clause 10 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 46, discussed with new clause 21, agreed to. Clauses 47 to 49 agreed to. Clause 50 disagreed to on division (3 to 10). Clauses 51 to 53 agreed to. Clause 54, discussed with new clauses 12, 17 and 20), agreed to. New clause 10 agreed to. Written evidence reported...