Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16465

Westmorland Hospital: Hospital Wards

Tabled: 27 November 2024

Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of ward 6 at Westmorland General Hospital on (a) social care provision and (b) hospital bed availability throughout the University

Answer

Karin Smyth

Responsibility for decisions about the delivery, funding, and implementation of services ultimately rests with the National Health Service commissioner, and it is important that integrated care systems operate with a high degree of autonomy in making deci...

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