Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 28 November 2025.
Steve Barclay
Chair, Finance Committee (Commons), Chair, Finance Committee (Commons)
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.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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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