Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 20 January 2025.

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Photo of Edward Argar Edward Argar Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the NHS England 987 inclusion health scheme on access to A&E services outside of the scope of that scheme.

Photo of Karin Smyth Karin Smyth Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Access to National Health Service care at accident and emergency departments, and the waiting times at the point of delivery for those services, will always be based on clinical priority.

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