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Health Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS services for disabled people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS services for disabled people.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    We want a National Health Service that is there for anyone who needs it whenever they need it; one in which access to and experience of healthcare services is equitable, effective and responsive. To help achieve this, we have launched a 10-Year Health Pla...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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