Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 246 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times at accident and emergency departments in (a) Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, (b) Derriford Hospital and (c) North Devon District Hospital.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Jul 2024
The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to reduce accident and emergency (A&E) waiting times and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution. In doing so, we will be honest about the challenges facing the health ser...