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Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23773

The question

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.

Answered by 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.

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