Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 115903 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve patient flow between emergency departments and inpatient wards.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026
Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan set out steps we are taking to ensure that patients will receive better, faster, and more appropriate emergency care this winter, backed by a total of nearly £450 million of funding. We are aiming for 78% of patients to ...