Urgent and Emergency Care Growing Towns 2023-06-06
2023-06-06
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Q1
Partial Answer
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The MP is concerned about the adequacy of urgent and emergency care in his constituency, which faces rapid population growth. The question seeks an assessment from the Department on how these areas are coping.
What assessment has the Department made of the adequacy of urgent and emergency care provision in towns with significant population growth?
Our recovery plan for urgent and emergency care provides £1 billion of additional funding for NHS capacity, alongside £250 million for capital improvement schemes up and down the country. Local integrated care boards are now responsible for working with their partners to decide how best to use that funding to improve services to meet the health needs of their changing populations.
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The specific population level at which it is appropriate to upgrade A&E provision was not addressed.
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Q2
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Rugby, part of Coventry and Warwickshire, has a growing population with no dedicated A&E service. The MP is concerned about the health needs of this rapidly expanding area.
Rugby is one of the largest urban areas within Coventry and Warwickshire without its own A&E provision. With 12,500 homes being delivered between 2016 and 2031, when the population will exceed 135,000, what specific population level triggers local health commissioners to upgrade A&E services at Rugby's Hospital of St Cross?
As my hon. Friend knows, the provision of services, including accident and emergency, are a matter for local NHS commissioners and providers. I know that he regularly meets local NHS leaders about this matter and will continue to do so. Funding for Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board has increased to over £1.6 billion this year.
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The question on specific population levels was not addressed; the answer focused on meetings with NHS leaders and funding increases.
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Q3
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The population of the MP's constituency is set to grow rapidly over the next decade. He seeks a completion date for the recently announced new hospital.
The population in my constituency is due to grow significantly over the next 10 years and beyond, necessitating expansion of healthcare services. Can the Minister provide a completion date for the new Whipps Cross Hospital, which was announced last week?
By 2030, Mr Speaker.
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