Accident and Emergency Departments
Commons · Question 115668 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 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 avoidable demand on Accident and Emergency departments.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 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 and reducing accident and emergency demand.Our Urg...