Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee
The situation in accident and emergency departments
Status: Closed
Opened: 12 Jan 2023
Closed: 6 Feb 2023
Inquiry scope
The Health and Social Care Committee will examine pressures on emergency care and whether they contributed to the high number of excess deaths reported for the last week of December. In a topical session to be held later in January, the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle will be questioned about his suggestion that long waits in A&E were linked to increased deaths. Senior leaders from NHS England will also appear before the Committee to give their analysis of the extent to which pressures on Accident and Emergency departments might have played a part and to examine some of the solutions to relieve winter pressures. Other witnesses called to give evidence: Chris Hopson Chief Strategy Officer NHS England, Professor Julian Redhead, National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care NHSE, and Vin Diwakar, Medical Director National Transformation NHSE.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | Chris Hopson · NHS England, Dr Adrian Boyle · Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Vin Diwakar · NHS England, Professor Julian Redhead · NHS England | View ↗ |
Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| AED0001 | 7 Feb 2023 | Ms Pooja Kumari, Royal College of Emergency Medicine |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hopson · Chief Strategy Officer | NHS England | 1 |
| Dr Adrian Boyle · President | Royal College of Emergency Medicine | 1 |
| Dr Vin Diwakar · Medical Director National Transformation and Medical Directorates | NHS England | 1 |
| Professor Julian Redhead · National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care | NHS England | 1 |