Written questions

Health Services: Cross-border Cooperation

Commons · Question 64921 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who live in England and treated in Wales are impacted by changes to NHS organisation in England.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Jul 2025

There are special cross-border arrangements for patients who live on the English-Welsh border to ensure that they receive healthcare without confusion or delay and that patient data can be accessed by relevant professionals.To drive reform of the health a...