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Accident and Emergency Departments: Neurology

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 71605

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review of emergency department staffing models to determine the (a) feasibility and (b) cost-effectiveness of embedding neurology teams in all major trauma centres.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department of Health and Social Care has no plans to commission such a review.

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