Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118334
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of corridor care in Emergency Departments on patient safety, dignity, and clinical outcomes; and what actions are being taken to address the routine treatm
Answer
Karin SmythThe provision of clinical care in corridors is unacceptable, and we are committed to ending its practice in the National Health Service. Furthermore, our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 commits to publishing data on the prevalence of corridor c...
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