Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains his Department's policy to close King George Hospital Accident and Emergency Department.

Decisions about local services are made by local commissioners, not by the Department. Any changes to services should be locally led by clinicians and patients.

In November 2017, the East London Health and Care Partnership (ELHCP) announced that it would be exploring further options for how urgent and emergency care services are delivered locally and in particular across both King George and Queen’s hospitals. The ELHCP will work with clinicians, patients, partners and stakeholders to develop options.