Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23773

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Edward Argar

ConservativeMelton 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 Smyth
Access 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.