Question follow-through · 16541
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of long A&E wait times on older patients.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of long A&E wait times on older patients.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2026
Answer published
We recognise that emergency departments face sustained demand and that prolonged waits can affect patient experience, clinical outcomes, and the timely delivery of care, particularly for older people and those with complex health needs. To improve capacit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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