Hospitals (Accident and Emergency) Bill
In progressCurrently at: 2nd reading in the Commons.
Originated in CommonsUpdated 5 May 2026
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Long title
A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure that patients spend no longer than 12 hours between arriving at the accident and emergency department of a hospital and being admitted to hospital, transferred for care elsewhere or discharged; to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to eliminate the provision of accident and emergency care services in corridors and other spaces not intended for the provision of such services; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
14 January 2026 – 14 January 2026
- 2nd reading· Commons
29 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 4066.