Question follow-through · 64920

Health Services: Cross-border Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of differing NHS (a) targets and (b) waiting lists in England and Wales on patients living in border communities.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
9 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of differing NHS (a) targets and (b) waiting lists in England and Wales on patients living in border communities.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The devolution of health is a long-standing policy, and no assessment has been made.For patients living in border communities, we expect local health care services to work closely to ensure differing targets and waiting lists are managed appropriately and...

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