Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 123917 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 23rd March 2026 to Question 115902, on Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards, what estimate he has made of the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in Acciden
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Apr 2026
The 12‑hour accident and emergency (A&E) performance metric recorded and reported by National Health Service trusts measures the time from a patient’s arrival in an emergency department to their admission, transfer, or discharge. This period includes ...