Accident and Emergency Departments
Commons · Question 4493 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase capacity in A&E departments.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Jun 2026
As part of delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/2026, the Government and NHS England have provided over £450 million of capital investment to expand urgent and emergency care capacity, including: new and expanded Same Day Emergency Care...