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Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Asked by Luke MurphyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 December 2024UIN 20736

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time at A&E in (a) Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, (b) Hampshire and (c) England was in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The data is not available in the format requested. Official data on the total amount of time patients wait in accident and emergency is collected and published by NHS England. This information is published monthly, including by National Health Service trust, and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/

This information is also published annually, at the national level, and is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-accident--emergency-activity

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