Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17209

Meals On Wheels

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in England in the last five years who have not received a meals on wheels service after leaving hospital, after they have been assessed as needin

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department does not centrally collect this data.The Hospital discharge and community support guidance sets out that where a person may require support following discharge, National Health Service trusts should work with local authorities and partners ...

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