A question on #DefenceMedicalServices tabled by Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Ashley Dalton.

Heading: Defence Medical Services
Question ID: 1808972
UIN: 57161
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 5197
Asking Member display name: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Asking Member handle: drnshastrihurst
Asking Member Twitter reference: @drnshastrihurst
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the National Health Service’s readiness to support the Defence Medical Services in the event of a large-scale military conflict or mass casualty event.
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Date answered: 2025-06-20
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4981
Answering Member display name: Ashley Dalton
Answering Member handle: AshleyDalton_MP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AshleyDalton_MP
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Answer text: The Department continues to work closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Medical Services to ensure the health system is resilient and prepared to respond to a range of scenarios, including conflicts and mass casualty events.The Department an...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true