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Suicide: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of national clinical guidance on the assessment and care of people presenting to emergency departments with suicidal ideation.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of national clinical guidance on the assessment and care of people presenting to emergency departments with suicidal ideation.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Employers are responsible for ensuring that staff are appropriately trained to provide safe care.Healthcare professionals are expected to be aware of and follow relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on mental health, self-har...

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