Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109108

Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Ian Lavery

LabourBlyth and Ashington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has commissioned on the long-term health effects, including reproductive health outcomes, of occupational exposure to hazardous medicinal products among nursing staff;

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government has not commissioned any research on the reproductive health outcomes or long-term health effects of the occupational exposure of nursing staff to hazardous medicinal products. No assessment has been made of the cost to the National Health ...

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