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Commons · Question 6078 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure future systems replacing Healthwatch be required to show how public feedback has influenced decisions.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 15 Jun 2026
The Health Bill places responsibility for listening to patients and the public with the organisations that plan and deliver services, namely integrated care boards (ICBs) for healthcare and local authorities for social care.ICBs will be required to publis...