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Preventive Medicine

Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 February 2025UIN 29006

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the health mission delivery board on the prevention of ill health.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Mission Boards are Cabinet Committees. It is a long-established precedent that information about the proceedings of the Cabinet, or of any committee of the Cabinet, is not normally shared publicly, and this includes mission boards.

The Health Mission, which the Department leads, is focused on shifting towards a more preventative approach to healthcare.

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