Hospitals: Admissions
(asked on 12th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the rising cost of living on hospital admissions in England.
This question was answered on 18th July 2022
No specific assessment has been made. However, the Government is providing £22 billion in 2022/23 to address the effect of the current global challenges. In addition, integrated care systems must ensure that urgent community response services are available for local populations.