Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 105950

Accident and Emergency Departments: West Sussex

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of staffing pressures in urgent and emergency care services in West Sussex, including vacancy rates, during periods of peak winter demand; and what support i

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is clear that patients should expect and receive high quality care throughout the year, including during peak winter demand.We started earlier and have done more than ever to prepare for winter this year. We continue to monitor the impact o...

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