Written questions

Emergency Services: Misuse

Commons · Question 83602 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Calum Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help promote public education on the misuse of emergency service protocols, including advice shared on social media on how to manipulate emergency triage syst

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Oct 2025

The National Health Service regularly shares information online through the NHS.UK website and on social media about how to access emergency services properly, including accident emergency, 999, 111, general practices (GPs), and pharmacies. The NHS also s...