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 Democrat — Stratford-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 KinnockIntegrated 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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