Question follow-through · 105125

NHS 111: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the 111 service in ensuring patients are referred to the correct place for treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the 111 service in ensuring patients are referred to the correct place for treatment.

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to continuing to improve NHS 111 to ensure patients can access the right care first time, only visiting accident and emergency when necessary.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 committed to reviewing NHS 111 service...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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