Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 24635

Disability Aids: Children

Tabled: 17 January 2025

Answered: 23 January 2025

Question

Helen Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance clarifying the (a) roles and (b) responsibilities of (i) local services and (ii) the third sector in the provision of specialist equipment for disabled children.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population. NHS England Specialised Commissioning commissions complex disability equipment services, including communication aids, ...

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