Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the percentage of total accident and emergency attendances admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours for the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board.

In August 2026, 71.2% of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances in the NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board were admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours compared with 73.6% in August 2025. Over the last 12 months, performance has ranged from 70.4% in January 2026, to 74.2% in October 2025.

NHS England publishes monthly accident and emergency performance data, including four-hour performance at system level, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2026-27