Accident and Emergency Departments

(asked on 9th February 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of walk-in centres on patient waiting times in local A&E departments.


Answered by
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Jane Ellison
This question was answered on 22nd February 2016

Decisions about the provision of urgent care centres, including walk-in centres and minor injuries units, are a matter for local commissioners.

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