Question follow-through · 1646

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the resilience of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the resilience of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.

  2. 19 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for their delegated functions, including services contracted to private providers such as non-emergency patient transport schemes (NEPTS). The delegation framework for commissioning in the National Health Serv...

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