Community Hospitals: Redcar and Cleveland
2026-05-17 · Department of Health and Social Care · 2596 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which decisions on community hospital facilities take account of rural need, public transport accessibility and population growth in East Cl
Answer
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the planning and commissioning of National Health Service healthcare services. In doing so ICBs must take into account the needs of their local population, which includes meeting the healthcare needs of th...