Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70823

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented care pathways on (a) patient outcomes and (b) NHS resource use; and what steps he is taking to improve care coordination for patien

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Neighbourhood Health Service will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can: digitally by default, in a patient’s home, if possible, in a neighbourhood health centre when needed, and only in a hospital if neces...

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