Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 9629

Food: Nutrition

Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of improving access to healthy food on NHS waiting lists.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Poor diet and obesity are major drivers of physical and mental ill health. No assessment has been made to date to specifically assess the impact of improving access to healthy food on National Health Service waiting lists, however shifting the focus from ...

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