Accident and Emergency Departments
Question
Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that all Major Towns have both minor injury and emergency care units.
Answer
The commissioning of local services is a matter for the National Health Service, allocating funding to best meet patient needs locally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of both full type one emergency departments and type three accident and emergency services, including those badged as Minor Injuries Units.
As set out in the Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care, ICBs should determine where type three services will be most effectively located. We expect that decisions about all existing services should be concluded through 2023/24.