Health Services: Learning Disability

(asked on 25th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the remits of the National Director of Patient Experience, the National Quality Board, and the forthcoming Quality Strategy specifically include the quality of care for people with learning disabilities.


Answered by
Baroness Merron Portrait
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 1st December 2025

The remits of the National Director of Patient Experience, the National Quality Board, and the forthcoming Quality Strategy will encompass all patient groups, including those with learning disabilities. The remit of the National Director of Patient Experience will include listening to the experiences of people with learning disabilities and understanding their priorities for improvement.

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