Accident and Emergency Departments: Finance

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 13 April 2026.

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Photo of James McMurdock James McMurdock Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 115668, what proportion of the £250 million investment in same day and urgent care services will be used to a) expand existing facilities and b) fund new services.

Photo of James McMurdock James McMurdock Independent, South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 115668, what proportion of the £250 million allocated to expand same day and urgent care services will be distributed to a) NHS trusts and b) ICBs.

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

NHS England is responsible for the operational delivery of the £250 million capital investment to continue expanding same day emergency care and co‑located urgent treatment centres.

NHS England has confirmed that this funding will support 40 schemes in 2025/26, comprising 15 new services and 25 expansions. This includes ten new urgent treatment centres (UTCs) and four UTC expansions, alongside five new same day emergency care (SDEC) services and 21 SDEC expansions.

The schemes were selected based on business cases submitted by National Health Service trusts who will draw down the funding directly.

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