Accident and Emergency Services

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 May 2016.

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Photo of Jeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt The Secretary of State for Health 12:00, 10 May 2016

As ever on health matters, my hon. Friend speaks wisely. The fundamental issue is a high level of confusion about what happens to patients when they are faced with a bewildering choice about what to do when they have an urgent health need that needs resolving. They can call 111, try to get an urgent GP appointment, go to a walk-in centre, go to A&E and many other alternatives. We need to resolve that and make it simpler for patients so that they go to the right place first time. Urgent work is happening to ensure that we do that.