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Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 71602

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce a requirement for (a) 24-hour on-call neurology cover or (b) rapid tele-neurology support in all major emergency departments.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has no plans to introduce a requirement for 24-hour on-call neurology cover or rapid tele-neurology support in all major emergency departments.

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