Question follow-through · 5680

Integrated Care Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support ICBs to engage with communities that may not trust the NHS.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    On behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Department will set the direction, issuing clear guidance to integrated care boards and local authorities on obtaining and actioning the views of local people on health...

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