Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 40778 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of temporary care environments in patient care.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 31 Mar 2025
The Government recognises that long waits in accident and emergency departments are unacceptable and lead to worse patient outcomes. Patients should expect and receive the highest standard of service, and we are determined to tackle the issue of corridor ...