Question follow-through · 71279

Health Services: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 year plan for the NHS, what steps he plans to take to ensure that equality of access to the NHS is retained for all.

answeredClaire HannaDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2025
Answer: 9 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 year plan for the NHS, what steps he plans to take to ensure that equality of access to the NHS is retained for all.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The 10-Year Health Plan, along with associated policies and initiatives, details several measures to ensure equality of access to the NHS is retained for all. This includes:- Redirecting funds to deprived areas: Funding flows are being realigned towards a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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