Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23773
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Edward Argar
Conservative — Melton and Syston
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England 987 inclusion health scheme on access to A&E services outside of the scope of that scheme.
Answer
Karin SmythAccess to National Health Service care at accident and emergency departments, and the waiting times at the point of delivery for those services, will always be based on clinical priority.