Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 109890 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what actions he is taking to reduce the length of time older people spend on trolleys in Accident and Emergency departments, including cases where patients wait many hours or days; and what assessm
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Feb 2026
The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is taking action to improve services for patients. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service ...