Cross-border Healthcare — [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 2:30 pm on 4 November 2025.

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Photo of Rachel Gilmour Rachel Gilmour Liberal Democrat, Tiverton and Minehead 2:30, 4 November 2025

My hon. Friend is making a point about the border between England and Wales, but I represent a constituent who lives in a spot equidistant between two hospitals in Exeter and Taunton. Only one hospital could provide the treatment she needed, but the consultant there recommended rehabilitation at a third hospital across the border in Tiverton. After a lengthy back and forth, she was allowed treatment on the grounds of extenuating circumstances. Will my hon. Friend join me in pressing for a clear, binding system to allow seamless cross-border referrals where clinically appropriate?