Accident and Emergency Departments
Commons · Question 127802 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce preventable admissions in A&E.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 24 Apr 2026
We are significantly expanding urgent care across the country, including building and expanding 40 same day emergency care services and urgent treatment centres. This will mean patients are treated more quickly and in the most appropriate setting, while e...