Question follow-through · 28328

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) public health services and (b) adult social care on demand for (i) primary and (ii) acute NHS services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
5 Feb 2025
Answer
19 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) public health services and (b) adult social care on demand for (i) primary and (ii) acute NHS services.

  2. 5 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    42 integrated care boards (ICBs) across England are responsible for meeting the healthcare needs and demands of their respective populations. There is evidence that public health and adult social care interventions of different kinds can be effective, and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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