Learning Disability: Health Services
2026-07-01 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1604 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 July (HL1070), what specific contractual or regulatory penalties will be applied from 1 October 2026 to NHS trusts that fail to meet the mandatory compliance deadline f
Answer
Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing local need and commissioning services to best meet the needs of their local population, including determining how services are delivered locally to reduce the health inequalities. Therefore, staffing mo...