Question follow-through · 12816

Social Prescribing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has considered the potential merits of provision for cure to prevention workstreams and the role of social prescribing in formulating the 10 Year Workforce Plan.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has considered the potential merits of provision for cure to prevention workstreams and the role of social prescribing in formulating the 10 Year Workforce Plan.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to taking a preventive approach to improve health and address health inequalities. We are determined to improve people’s physical and mental health to support them to live longer and healthier lives, and we recognise the role t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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