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• Reference: 2022/2570
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 21 July 2022

A constituent has raised issues they face from not being able to access NHS documents that are not offered in Disabled Alternative Accessible Formats. This has led to delays in treatment as they told me that accessible documents often take an additional four weeks to arrive after being specifically requested. Will you raise this issue in your regular meetings with the London Health Board and the NHS England Regional Director for London to make sure GPs and NHS trusts offer accessible formats in the first instance, in accordance with the Accessible Information Standard 2015-16?

• Reference: 2022/1836
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

According to the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data, 86 per cent of monkeypox cases identified in England (132 of 153 cases) are in London residents. Given that the current NHS guidance is to isolate if you are infected with monkeypox, what support is being given to people in London who are advised to isolate?

• Reference: 2022/1838
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

Several constituents have written to me to raise the issue of not being able to access NHS dental services, with some drastic home interventions being used in desperation. In light of the prediction from experts of an imminent rise in oral cancer among adults, what work is your office doing with the NHS to improve access to dental services in London?

• Reference: 2022/1839
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 23 June 2022

At Mayor’s Question Time on 19 May 2022, you told me my suggestion of London councils providing affordable lateral flow tests for Londoners who are cut out of the Government’s free tests was a: “cracking idea.” What work have you and your office begun with London councils on this?

• Reference: 2022/1300
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Do we need more public health protection measures to prevent on-going coronavirus infections and reinfections?

• Reference: 2022/1313
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

There remains a gap between the proportion of Londoners who have had first or second doses of a coronavirus vaccine and those who have had booster shots. Could you outline the steps you are taking to encourage all Londoners who are able to take a booster shot do so?

• Reference: 2022/1314
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Could you provide statistical data on the coronavirus vaccination levels among children of all ages in London? Please provide data by age group in an accessible table format.

• Reference: 2022/1316
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

The High Court of Justice has ruled that the Government was ‘unlawful’ in discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. When did you first learn that asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus was so significant, and what steps did you take to factor this information into responses that you led and/or influenced?

• Reference: 2022/1319
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 19 May 2022

Thank you for your answer to my question 2021/4822 on the loss of public toilets in London. Could you provide examples of how London Policy Plan S6 is now working to provide free, publicly accessible toilets for a range of users in the city?

• Reference: 2022/0493
• Question by: Caroline Russell
• Meeting date: 24 February 2022

Thank you for your answer to question 2022/0031, in which you stated that you have asked Transport for London (TfL) to: “work closely with the NHS in London to encourage more people to build healthier and more active travel options into their daily lives.” Could you provide details of the programmes that TfL and the NHS in London are jointly working on, and details of any new funding to support these programmes?