Question follow-through · 105947
Accident and Emergency Departments: West Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of accident and emergency capacity and performance at NHS trusts in West Sussex; and what support is being provided to those trusts to manage current levels
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of accident and emergency capacity and performance at NHS trusts in West Sussex; and what support is being provided to those trusts to manage current levels
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2026
Answer published
No specific assessment has been made. However, we acknowledge that accident and emergency care performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to address this.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/2...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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