Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119951

Diagnosis: Standards

Tabled: 11 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Suella Braverman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Jess’s Rule, or establishing a similar national protocol, to ensure that recurrent presentations automatically trigger a clinical

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Jess’s Rule was published in September 2024 as formal clinical guidance, developed with the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England, to support and strengthen general practitioners’ (GPs’) clinical judgement. It encourages GPs to pause, rev...

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