Question follow-through · 128464
Zachary Merton Hospital
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a proposed reduction in community inpatient capacity at Zachary Merton Hospital on the level of (a) the use of virtual wards, (b) care a
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a proposed reduction in community inpatient capacity at Zachary Merton Hospital on the level of (a) the use of virtual wards, (b) care a
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Department has not received a notification under Schedule 10A of the National Health Service Act 2006 about changes to services at Zachary Merton Hospital and has not undertaken an assessment of potential impacts.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of St...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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