Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 110311 · Tabled 2 Feb 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 steps he is taking to help reduce delays between triage and clinical assessment in Accident and Emergency departments.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026
The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the NHS Constitutional standard.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 set...