Question follow-through · 96403

Basildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department to manage current attendance levels safely.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
4 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department to manage current attendance levels safely.

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Basildon Hospital’s accident and emergency department primarily serves residents of South Basildon and East Thurrock, alongside patients from surrounding areas within the trust’s footprint. The combined population of Basildon and Thurrock is currently app...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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