Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57175
Health Services: Armed Forces
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Question
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered using capacity in the private healthcare sector to help reduce pressure on the NHS while maintaining clinical support for defence personnel.
Answer
Ashley DaltonNHS England works closely with the Defence Medical Services to support operational medicine, and this includes considering clinical research and innovation and how this can be implemented to support the Armed Forces. A partnership agreement is in place be...
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