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Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help extend access to virtual wards to (a) avoid admission to hospital and (b) speed up discharge.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help extend access to virtual wards to (a) avoid admission to hospital and (b) speed up discharge.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    We are continuing to expand services to treat patients outside of hospitals when they have urgent needs, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and speed up discharges. This includes using virtual wards which have benefited more than 240,000 peo...

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