Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 68802

Health: Pupils

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 1 August 2025

Question

Rosie Duffield

IndependentCanterbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of equity of access for children to healthcare checks in independent schools in the UK.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Access to healthcare services is based on the clinical needs of the individual. The type of school a child attends does not affect their eligibility for access to NHS healthcare services. Parents or carers with concerns about their child’s health can spea...

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