Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118478
Accident and Emergency Departments: East of England
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of alternative pathway on reducing ambulance handover delays at hospital emergency departments in the East of England.
Answer
Karin SmythReducing unacceptably long ambulance handover delays is a priority for the Government, and the National Health Service has recently introduced a maximum 45-minute standard, supporting ambulances to be released more quickly and get back on the road to trea...
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