Accident and Emergency Departments: Older People
Commons · Question 109765 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of A&E waiting times on post-discharge outcomes for older patients.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2026
No assessment has been made of the impacts of accident and emergency waiting times on post-discharge outcomes. There have been studies on the impact of waiting times on clinical outcomes in general, which inform the targets the National Health Service set...