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Ambulance Services: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in the South West.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Nov 2024
Target answer date
5 Nov 2024
Answer
7 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in the South West.

  2. 5 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including for ambulance response times.As a first step, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for ...

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Dental Services

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Dental Health: Children

17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to implement the supervised tooth-brushing scheme for children in Wiltshire; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the scheme is available in Chippenham.

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Dental Services: Wiltshire

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Dental Services: Contracts

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Pharmacy

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Pharmacy: South West

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Pharmacy: Wiltshire

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is planning to take to support community pharmacies in the forthcoming 10-Year NHS Plan in Wiltshire.

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Pharmacy

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to (a) support and (b) expand the clinical role of community pharmacies.

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General Practitioners: Wiltshire

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices have closed in Wiltshire in each of the last five years.