Government response

HSCIC report on A&E

Department of Health response to HSCIC report on A&E

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and Health and Social Care Information Centre
• Published: 3 December 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Health Minister Lord Howe said:

A&Es are performing well and meeting national targets, despite seeing more patients. But, as these data show, we know there’s more pressure on the system and we’ve taken action to address this.

We’re investing £400 million in measures to relieve short term winter pressures and, longer term, we’re integrating health and social care and bringing back the link between GPs and elderly patients, to enable more people to receive the treatment they need away from A&E.

Published 3 December 2013