Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95852

Health Services

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how locally commissioned health services incorporate peer-reviewed clinical outcomes into decisions on (a) service continuation and (b) withdrawal.

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England has published guidance for National Health Service commissioners on planning service changes, including the decommissioning of services. This includes guidance on clinical evidence and costs.The guidance also incorporates the Government’s four...
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