Public Health

(asked on 20th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to develop a long-term plan for the future of public health that (a) takes into account the public health challenges faced by the UK, (b) tackles workforce pressures and (c) recognises the interconnectedness of different parts of the health and care system.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 26th April 2022

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ mission is to improve the nation’s health and reduce health disparities. The health disparities white paper, to be published later this year, will set out measures to address health disparities as they arise; from the circumstances in which people live, to the prevalence of healthy and unhealthy behaviours, to the health services that people receive.

The Department continues to work with partners to develop and support the workforce needed to deliver health and care priorities. Integrated care systems are designed to achieve greater integration of health and care services. The Integration White Paper, published in February 2022, aims to build on reforms in the Health and Care Bill to accelerate progress in collaborative planning, funding and a person-centred approach to service delivery.

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