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Hospitals: Radio

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37741

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support hospital radio stations.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Hospital radio can provide National Health Service patients and visitors with a positive experience at a time when they are feeling vulnerable. NHS trusts work locally with volunteers and organisations to provide this service. Decisions about supporting the service are made most appropriately at a local level.

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