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Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Asked by Steve BarclayConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 November 2025UIN 82313

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have waited longer than 24 hours for treatment in A&E in the last 12 months.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England publishes monthly data on accident and emergency (A&E) performance. This includes information on those A&E attendances that are 12 hours or longer for type 1 and 2 A&E providers. The data is available at the following link:

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

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