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Oral Answers to Questions

Margaret Ferrier Excerpts
Monday 21st March 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Margaret Ferrier Portrait Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (SNP)
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What recent discussions have taken place between the Minister’s Department and the Department of Health about the integration of health and social care?

Marcus Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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I assure the hon. Lady that we have significant and ongoing discussions with the Department of Health on this important area. We both share the same outlook. We want to fully integrate health and social care by the end of the decade, and we are setting out to do that through close dialogue between each Department.