Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 190149
Rheumatology: Lewisham Deptford
Tabled: 19 June 2023
Answered: 26 June 2023
Question
Vicky Foxcroft
Labour — Lewisham North
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the provision of rheumatology care in Lewisham Deptford constituency in the last (a) 12 and (d) 24 months.
Answer
Helen WhatelyNo assessment has been made. Rheumatology services are generally commissioned locally by integrated care boards which have a statutory responsibility to commission healthcare services that meet the needs of their whole population.