Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37971

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

LabourBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure people with long-term health conditions can access care services near their home.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Local authorities have a statutory duty to shape their care markets and deliver services to meet diverse local needs. In performing that duty, a local authority must have regard to current and likely future demand for such services and consider how provid...

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