Question follow-through · 16465
Westmorland Hospital: Hospital Wards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of ward 6 at Westmorland General Hospital on (a) social care provision and (b) hospital bed availability throughout the University
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of ward 6 at Westmorland General Hospital on (a) social care provision and (b) hospital bed availability throughout the University
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2024
Answer published
Responsibility for decisions about the delivery, funding, and implementation of services ultimately rests with the National Health Service commissioner, and it is important that integrated care systems operate with a high degree of autonomy in making deci...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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