Question follow-through · 109892

Health Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve integration between hospitals, GP practices and district nursing services to streamline care for older patients and prevent long delays in accessing medical asses

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 47 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve integration between hospitals, GP practices and district nursing services to streamline care for older patients and prevent long delays in accessing medical asses

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The 10-Year Health Plan sets out how we will fundamentally transform the National Health Service, through shifting resources from hospital to community, with a focus on population health. We know that reform cannot be achieved by simply shifting care to o...

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