Community Hospitals: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 3399 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of community hospitals with (a) in-patient wards and (b) other integrated healthcare facilities on healthcare provision in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Sep 2024
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for arranging healthcare services that meet the needs of their population, including those provided for by community hospitals in rural areas. ICBs are best placed to use local autonomy to determine the needs ...