Primary Care: Standards
Commons · Question 122777 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what quality assurance arrangements NHS England has put in place for mandatory Single Point of Access triage decisions from 1 April 2026; what monitoring will be conducted of triage outcomes by spe
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 1 Apr 2026
We're setting the Advice and Guidance (A&G) clock start so it's the same as outpatient referrals, ensuring no patient will have to wait longer for an appointment as a result of A&G As set out in the Medium Term Planning Framework, the National Hea...