Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 109766 · 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, whether he plans to publish data on cases where patients deteriorate or die in Accident and Emergency waiting rooms before being seen by a doctor.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2026
This data is not available in the format requested and there is no plan to publish this. Patients are reviewed at the front door and are seen by a clinical member of staff and streamed to the right service for them. If there is an incident around care pro...