A question on #NHS #WorkingConditions tabled by Chris Coghlan on 23-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS: Working Conditions
Question ID: 1815569
UIN: 62056
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 5198
Asking Member display name: Chris Coghlan
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Chris Coghlan
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Trusts uphold their legal obligations under the (a) Equality Act 2010 and (b) duty of care for staff returning from serious illness such as cancer.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: We hugely value all National Health Service staff and are committed to improving organisational culture and working conditions, so we can keep staff healthy, motivated, and retain their valuable skills.A cancer diagnosis is regarded as a disability under ...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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