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 provide high quality care within communities for vulnerable people.

Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan the care and support needs of their local populations and must ensure a diverse range of quality, sustainable care and support services are provided.

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) commission high quality community health services to meet health needs of people living at home, helping recovery or maximising health and wellbeing for people with disability or long-term conditions, including nursing care. CCGs must also commission specialist health services for people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. All service must be delivered to address health inequalities and provide access for marginalised and vulnerable groups.