Question follow-through · 106156
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fully integrating primary care with secondary care and social care.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 39 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Bootham Park Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance · 17 Mar 2026
- Palliative Care · 17 Mar 2026
- NHS: Finance · 17 Mar 2026
- Public Health · 17 Mar 2026
- Integrated Care Boards: Correspondence · 17 Mar 2026
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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
15 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fully integrating primary care with secondary care and social care.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
An impact statement was completed as part of the 10-Year Health Plan, which highlights that joining up care leads to better outcomes for people and greater efficiencies in service delivery. The impact statement is available at the following link:https://w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Bootham Park Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the costs involved in maintaining the building and grounds of Bootham Park Hospital.
Palliative Care
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will GPs identify and refer patients for palliative care following the retiring of the Palliative Care Register.
NHS: Finance
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria is being used to determine the replacement for the Carr-Hill funding formula.
Public Health
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how is he assessing the performance of ICBs and their delivery on population health.
Integrated Care Boards: Correspondence
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is a mechanism in place for Integrated Care Boards to respond to correspondence from Members of Parliament.
Palliative Care
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients are referred early for assessments for palliative care.
Palliative Care
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to deliver the MSF on Palliative Care.
Palliative Care
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include clinicians required for Palliative Medicine in (a) acute, (b) community and (c) hospice settings.
Palliative Care
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equal access to palliative care.
Palliative Care: Finance
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with ICBs on determining funding required to meet palliative care needs.
Aphasia: Speech and Language Therapy
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to Integrated Care Boards on commissioning speech and language therapy services for people with primary progressive aphasia.
Aphasia: Speech and Language Therapy
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to speech and language therapy for people with primary progressive aphasia.