Question follow-through · 48167
Health Services: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to healthcare for the elderly population in Ashfield constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 6 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to healthcare for the elderly population in Ashfield constituency.
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 May 2025
Answer published
We recognise that patients are finding it difficult to see a general practitioner (GP), and we are committed to bringing back the family doctor so patients with complex conditions and the elderly population receive the care they deserve. We have invested ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Dental Services: Ashfield
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Electronic Cigarettes: China
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Breast Cancer: Research
5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into lobular breast cancer.
Breast Cancer: Research
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18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) optician and (b) eye health provision in Ashfield constituency.
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