Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 15601 · Tabled 21 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that patients in NHS Accident and Emergency waiting rooms are frequently monitored by clinicians.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Nov 2024
Patients who attend emergency departments are triaged on arrival. This is a clinical assessment, often carried out by a registered nurse, to prioritise patients based on the urgency of their care. All National Health Service providers must have systems in...