Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of NHS urgent and emergency care services.”
Tabled: 9 October 2024Answered: 15 October 2024
Asked by
Mike Tapp
Labour — Dover and Deal
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
The recent independent report by Lord Darzi makes it absolutely clear that urgent and emergency care services are also struggling, with the latest data published last week showing that one in 10 patients spend over 12 hours in A&E. We are committed to returning to service standards that patients rightly expect through our ambitious 10-year plan to reform the health service.