Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100012

Patients: Advocacy

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of independent advocacy services for patients in Wiltshire.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Advocacy services play an important role in helping patients' voices to be heard and in ensuring their legal rights are protected. Guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence indicates that advocacy can provide several benefit...

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