Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3399

Community Hospitals: Rural Areas

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of community hospitals with (a) in-patient wards and (b) other integrated healthcare facilities on healthcare provision in rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging healthcare services that meet the needs of their population, including those provided for by community hospitals in rural areas. ICBs are best placed to use local autonomy to determine the needs ...

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