Question follow-through · 120732
Accident and Emergency Departments: Finance
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.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 31 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
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 202...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pharmacy
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Primary Care
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General Practitioners
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of access to GP appointments in influencing patients’ decisions to attend accident and emergency departments for non-emergency conditions.
Accident and Emergency Departments
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people attending accident and emergency departments during winter 2024-25 with minor conditions such as a) itchy skin, b) ingrown toenails or c) a sore th
Accident and Emergency Departments
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure patients with minor ailments are directed to appropriate NHS services before they attend accident and emergency departments.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Hospital Beds
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of bed occupancy levels at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust between October and December 2025 with the national average during the same period.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Hospital Beds
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on potential factors that contributed to bed occupancy rates at the Trust between October and December 2025.
Hospital Beds
16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS trusts to maintain an appropriate level of bed occupancy during winter months.
Care Homes
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the need for out-of-area placements in residential and nursing care.
Care Homes
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of out-of-area residential and nursing care placements on individuals’ access to family support networks.
Social Services: Essex
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities in Essex on pressures on adult social care services and the adequacy of the Better Care Fund support.
Ambulance Services
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ambulance services on directing patients to alternative services where an ambulance conveyance to hospital is not required.