Question follow-through · 70823
Chronic Illnesses: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented care pathways on (a) patient outcomes and (b) NHS resource use; and what steps he is taking to improve care coordination for patien
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Diethylstilbestrol · 10 Sept 2025
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- Tirzepatide · 10 Nov 2025
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- Social Services: Personal Budgets · 11 Nov 2025
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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
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fragmented care pathways on (a) patient outcomes and (b) NHS resource use; and what steps he is taking to improve care coordination for patien
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Neighbourhood Health Service will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can: digitally by default, in a patient’s home, if possible, in a neighbourhood health centre when needed, and only in a hospital if neces...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Diethylstilbestrol
10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure that historic (a) NHS and (b) GP records can be reviewed to identify women who were prescribed Diethylstilbestrol between the 1940s and 1970s.
Diethylstilbestrol
10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish an independent inquiry into the historic prescribing of Diethylstilbestrol.
Tirzepatide
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with multiple weight-related health conditions who fall below the current NHS eligibility threshold for tirzepatide, also called Mounjaro
Hospital Wards: Transgender People
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue revised guidance on the placement of people with Gender Recognition Certificates who have undergone surgery on hospital wards.
Social Services: Personal Budgets
11 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities on the effectiveness of the implementation of Individual Service Funds under the Care Act 2014.
Social Services: Personal Budgets
11 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on offering Individual Service Funds to patients.
Maize: Allergies
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of corn allergies; whether he plans to include corn on the list of major allergens emphasised on food labels; and what steps he is taking to ensur
Drugs: Misuse
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to expand access to drug checking services, naloxone, and other overdose prevention measures.
Drugs: Misuse
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what pilots or trials are being planned to reduce drug-related deaths in areas with the highest rates of overdose.
Debts: Public Health
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department recognises problem debt as a public health issue; and what support the NHS and social care services provide to people with problem debt.
Medicine: Graduates
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a (a) tuition fee remission and (b) loan-forgiveness scheme for students who commit to a period of service in the NHS following gr
Diabetes: Nutrition
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current requirements for the provision of carbohydrate and nutritional information in restaurants and other out-of-home food settings for