Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Commons · Question 128572 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure consistency in urgent care provision.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Apr 2026
The Model Emergency Department guidance, published in February 2026, sets out a consistent national framework describing the core principles and pathways of high-performing emergency departments. This is supported by guidance on extended emergency medicin...