Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to promote a culture of listening and learning in the NHS.

Over the last decade the Government has introduced significant measures to support the National Health Service to listen and learn. These include: establishing the Health Services Safety Investigations Body as a new arm’s-length body to conduct independent, expert-led national safety investigations; appointing the first Patient Safety Commissioner to champion patient voice in relation to the safety of medicines and medical devices; and implementing the first NHS Patient Safety Strategy with substantial programmes designed to create a positive learning culture and a widespread focus on reducing avoidable harm and improving safety.