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Health Services: Medway

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for making a decision on the development Medway Maritime Trust elective care centre in Chatham.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
17 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for making a decision on the development Medway Maritime Trust elective care centre in Chatham.

  2. 17 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Presently, there is no Medway elective treatment business case going through assurance with the Department. NHS England has delegated authority for business cases costed at under £25 million, in which case the Department is not the decision maker. This al...

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