Health Services
Commons · Question 7471 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of services being delivered in the community instead of in secondary care;, and how he plans to take account of such monitoring in his response
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 Oct 2024
Some services traditionally delivered in secondary care, such as particular diagnostic tests, are already being delivered in the community. Services delivered in the community which can support reductions in acute care demand or hospital occupancy, for ex...