Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 126986

Community Health Services

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria the Department used to determine which providers were included in the Neighbourhood Health Framework; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the exclusion of optom

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Neighbourhood Health Framework is designed to provide clarity and consistency to integrated care boards (ICBs), local authorities, and their partners, in developing and scaling neighbourhood health.General practice, primary care, pharmacies, mental he...

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