Written questions

Queen's Hospital Romford: Accident and Emergency Departments

Commons · Question 23279 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to increase patient capacity in the Queen’s Hospital, Romford Accident and Emergency Department.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Jan 2025

Operational matters, including decisions on local hospital capacity, are primarily matters for local National Health Service trusts working with NHS commissioners.The NHS has supported increased patient demand for accident and emergency services by streng...