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Out of Area Treatment: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help people in South East Cornwall constituency to access healthcare services in Devon using the Tamar Crossings.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
27 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help people in South East Cornwall constituency to access healthcare services in Devon using the Tamar Crossings.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government acknowledges that the Tamar Crossings are an important local issue. We are determined to work with the National Health Service to ensure that everyone can access a general practice and other healthcare services, and we will move towards a N...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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