Question follow-through · 901296
Health Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve local healthcare provision in rural communities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve local healthcare provision in rural communities.
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2024
Answer published
Rural populations increasingly include people who are most likely to need care. South Shropshire is facing particular challenges. The waiting list for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB has increased by 12,000 compared to 2023. This is why we must continu...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Community Diagnostic Hubs: Rural Areas
17 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of community diagnostic hubs in rural areas.
Mental Health Services: Veterans
15 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans in rural areas have access to mental health support services.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
28 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) physical, (b) emotional and (c) financial support for people diagnosed with (i) Pulmonary Fibrosis and (ii) Interstitial Lung Disease.
Defibrillators: Rural Areas
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help to improve training in the use of automated external defibrillators in rural areas.
Air Ambulance Services
12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of air ambulance charities.
Public Health: Rural Areas
24 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Public Health Grants in rural areas.
Public Health: Rural Areas
25 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to innovate the delivery of public health services in rural areas.
Public Health: Finance
27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing local authorities longer-term public health funding.
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27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support local authorities with the impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on public health contracts.
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5 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support unpaid carers in rural areas.