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Health Services: Heywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board on steps to reduce the number of patients awaiting treatment in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
17 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board on steps to reduce the number of patients awaiting treatment in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are accountable to NHS England. The NHS Oversight Framework outlines NHS England’s approach to overseeing and monitoring ICB performance, and NHS England regional teams have regular review meetings with ICBs, the frequency of...

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