Health Services: Weather
Commons · Question 91798 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the early flu season on corridor care, hospital capacity, and patient outcomes.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Nov 2025
The Department is continuing to take key steps to ensure the health service is prepared for the colder months. This includes taking actions to try and reduce demand pressure on accident and emergency, increasing vaccination rates, and offering health chec...