Question follow-through · 111821

Health Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure people with (a) disabilities and (b) additional needs receive (i) timely and (ii) effective medical attention.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure people with (a) disabilities and (b) additional needs receive (i) timely and (ii) effective medical attention.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    We want disabled people’s access to, and experience of, healthcare services to be equitable, effective, and responsive to their needs. The 10-Year Health Plan specifically identifies disabled people as a priority group for the development of neighbourhood...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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