Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support Minor Injuries Units and other healthcare facilities in rural and coastal areas with resourcing and operational challenges.

NHS England is responsible for determining funding allocations to integrated care boards. Its allocation approach seeks to ensure that funding reflects differences in healthcare need and the unavoidable costs of providing services in different parts of the country, including the additional costs that can arise in rural and remote areas.

For 2025/26, the adjustment for the unavoidable costs of small and remote hospitals totals £106 million across seven integrated care boards.