Question follow-through · 16320
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes in air ambulance transfers.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes in air ambulance transfers.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2026
Answer published
While no specific assessment on the potential impact of helipad accessibility on patient outcomes has been carried out centrally, the National Health Service is extremely grateful for the vital contribution air ambulances make to patient care and outcomes...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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