Member

In a response to a written parliamentary question I asked in June, the Department of Health and Social Care revealed that it had not undertaken any assessment of the impact of A&E waiting times on excess deaths. Given that the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s June report estimated that well over 15,000 excess deaths occurred in 2025 in connection with long waits, this lack of investigation by the Department is devastating for patient safety. Inaction on corridor care is costing lives in the thousands every year; it is incumbent on the Government to act now and act fast to put an end to this crisis. I have therefore tabled new clause 140, which would require the Government to end corridor care in NHS hospitals within one year and to launch an independent inquiry into corridor care, including into Government policy, if that is not achieved.