Question follow-through · 907943

Crawley Hospital: Urgent Treatment Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the reduction in Crawley Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre's opening hours on patients.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
24 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the reduction in Crawley Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre's opening hours on patients.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Trust’s evaluation found that revised opening hours at Crawley Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre reduced the average time patients spend in the UTC by 17 minutes, with no significant impact on nearby emergency departments. Decisions on local service co...

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