Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the paediatric services provided by Nimbuscare in York on reducing pressures on accident and emergency departments; and if he will make an assessment of any potential lessons learnt from this service that may benefit NHS services nationwide.

No specific assessment has been made. The commissioning of services in the National Health Service is a decision for local NHS commissioners and providers. In making these decisions they will take into account the needs of their local populations and make the best use of available resource to maximise patient outcomes.

The assessment of services such as Nimbuscare is a matter for the NHS directly. NHS England advise that a national assessment of the service has not been carried out.