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Accident and Emergency Departments

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 December 2025UIN 98068

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were admitted to A&E in England and seen within a) four hours and b) 12 hours after 5pm in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25 financial years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided on 11 November to Questions 87614 and 87615. Otherwise, we do not hold data at this level of granularity.

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