Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 907246

Community Health Services: Rural Areas

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve community healthcare in rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan commits to three big shifts which includes increasingly moving services away from centralised hospitals into the wider community. Integrated care boards are responsible for the planning and commissioning of health serv...

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