Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119950

Diagnosis: Standards

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider requiring Jess’s Rule to be applied across all primary care contact points, including A&E and Child Assessment Units.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Jess’s Rule is an NHS England patient safety initiative for primary care. It is designed for general practitioners and supports them to reconsider a patient’s presentation and/or diagnosis where the patient has attended general practice three or more time...

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