Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 40116

NHS: Standards

Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the effectiveness of the NHS Triage system.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Triage is used across the National Health Service, for example in urgent and emergency care and mental health services, and is an effective way of prioritising patient need. The NHS pathways, a clinical decision support tool, used by NHS 111, is continuou...

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