Question follow-through · 18083
Hospitals: Air Ambulance Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring safeguarded 24/7 on-site helipads at a) Major Trauma Centres and b) specialist hospitals that receive emergency air ambu
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 3 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
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring safeguarded 24/7 on-site helipads at a) Major Trauma Centres and b) specialist hospitals that receive emergency air ambu
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the important role that hospital helipads play in supporting the transfer of critically ill patients and accessing specialist services. Responsibility for the provision and management of hospital helipads rests with local Nationa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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