| Heading: |
Doctors: Domestic Abuse |
| Question ID: |
1755872 |
| UIN: |
24327 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-15 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5147 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Luke Myer
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Luke Myer
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that doctors (a) should have a mandatory duty to report suspected cases abuse and neglect and (b) should be given immunity from suit after reporting such cases. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4444 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Karin Smyth
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| Answering Member handle: |
karinsmyth
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@karinsmyth
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| Answer text: |
Doctors have a professional duty, in accordance with the General Medical Council’s Good medical practice, to act promptly if they think that patient safety is or may be seriously compromised. This includes ensuring a patient is receiving basic care to mee... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |