Question follow-through · 901014

Chorley and South Ribble Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the 24-hour opening of the accident and emergency department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    I know how important access to emergency services is to local people in Chorley and South Ribble. Decisions on local emergency department configuration are for the NHS locally, and I welcome the fact that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and the ICB are deve...

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