Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103115

Audiology: Health Services

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's 2023/34 Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance, updated on 27 January 2024, what steps he is taking to ensure ICBs increase (a) direct access and (b) self -ref

Answer

Karin Smyth

As part of our effort to shift care from hospital to home, the Government wants to support people to live independently in the community. We pledged in the 10-Year Health Plan, published in July 2025, that through the NHS App, patients will be able to boo...

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