Antimicrobials: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 122762 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy services to patients in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 14 Apr 2026
It is the responsibility of local commissioners and providers to ensure the adequacy of all services to patients in rural areas, and that includes Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).In 2022, NHS England surveyed OPAT provision across Engla...