Written questions

Accident and Emergency Departments

Commons · Question 115670 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in reporting patient harm occurring in accident and emergency departments.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 5 Mar 2026

The Government is committed to transparency in reporting patient harm in the National Health Service. The Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service allows frontline workers in NHS providers to record and analyse their own patient safety incidents i...