Question follow-through · 4817

Health Service: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to have a dedicated focus on tackling health inequalities for inclusion health populations.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
11 Sept 2024
Answer
13 Sept 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require Integrated Care Boards to have a dedicated focus on tackling health inequalities for inclusion health populations.

  2. 11 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are expected to have a dedicated focus on tackling health inequalities, including for inclusion health populations. The Health and Care Act 2022 mandates that ICBs reduce inequalities in access to, and outcomes from, the heal...

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