Question follow-through · 3952

Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle and reduce corridor care in accident and emergency departments in Greater Manchester.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle and reduce corridor care in accident and emergency departments in Greater Manchester.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We recognise concerns about corridor care and are clear that it is not acceptable and should not be normalised. Corridor care is a visible symptom of wider pressures across urgent and emergency care, and we are committed to eliminating this practice.The G...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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