Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Emergency Care Improvement Programme team is taking to improve patient flow and urgent care services at Oxford University Hospital's NHS Foundation in winter 2017.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was included in the Emergency Care Improvement Programme (ECIP) in October 2017. Since then, ECIP have undertaken a range of actions with the Trust including:

- A gap analysis to improve patient flow with a written report including recommendations;

- Identification of five key areas for improvement, supported by ECIP;

- A specific mental health review, as identified through the initial gap analysis; and

- The support of an ECIP improvement manager for two days each week.

Support in these areas is expected to be provided throughout winter 2017-18.