Accident and Emergency Departments
Commons · Question 107943 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures for identifying the deterioration of patients' health in Accident and Emergency waiting rooms.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026
The safety of patients waiting in accident and emergency is of the highest priority, and we have set out various measures in national guidance. There is a national target that patients receive an initial assessment within 15 minutes of arrival in accident...