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Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128921

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the 12-hour accident and emergency performance period is accounted for by (a) triage, (b) waiting for clinical assessment, (c) diagnostics and (d) treatment and discharge.

Answered by Karin Smyth

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