Question follow-through · 36826

Health Services: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department?has made of the potential impact of community rehabilitation services on (a) people’s well-being and (b) the prevention of ill-health.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 10 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 12 Mar 2025
Answer: 18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Occupational Therapy: Recruitment · 11 Mar 2025

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Recorded timeline

10 Mar 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 community rehabilitation services on (a) people’s well-being and (b) the prevention of ill-health.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government understands the importance of having effective rehabilitation services available to help people recover. By providing an alternative to hospital or care home admission, community rehabilitation supports the Government’s shift from hospital ...

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