Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of clinical education programmes to support healthcare professionals to identify potential cases of mosquito-borne diseases in the UK.

Employers in the health system are responsible for ensuring that their staff are trained to the required standards to deliver safe and effective treatment for patients. The UK Health Security Agency contributes to the education of healthcare professionals through the distribution of briefing notes on significant changes in the risks of mosquito-borne disease, publication of regularly updated disease epidemiology, and the regular publication of key reports such as emerging infection monthly summaries.