Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107909

Health Services: Disease Control

Tabled: 22 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat — Winchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to develop a national infection strategy.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government already has evidence-based policies in place to embed system-wide infection prevention and control measures to mitigate the impact of infection.For example, the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) for England provides g...

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