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Urgent Treatment Centres

Commons · Question 73643 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to urgent care services in areas where there is no A&E department within 10 miles.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Sep 2025

Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local communities, as they are best placed to take those decisions.The Urgent and Emergency Care Plan 2025/26 sets out the planned action to be taken to improve s...