Written questions

Accident and Emergency Departments: West Midlands

Commons · Question 69003 · Tabled 18 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in the West Midlands.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 25 Jul 2025

The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard across England, including in th...