Health Services: Children
Commons · Question 123727 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether current NHS funding allocations adequately reflect the health needs of children living in areas of high deprivation and inequality.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 14 Apr 2026
NHS England is responsible for funding allocations to integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England takes advice on the underlying formula from the independent Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation. The formula takes account of population, age, need, and...