Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients have died waiting in A&E departments in England in the past 12 months; and how that figure compares with the figure for the period between June 2024 and June 2025.

The information requested is not held centrally, as NHS England does not collect or publish data on the number of patients who die whilst waiting in accident and emergency departments.

The Government and NHS England are committed to improving urgent and emergency care performance and reducing long waits for patients. As part of delivering the Urgent and Emergency Care Plan 2025/26, the Government and NHS England have provided over £450 million of capital investment to expand urgent and emergency care capacity, alongside implementing new national clinical standards, including the Model Emergency Department and Model Acute Pathway, to improve patient flow, reduce overcrowding and ensure patients receive care more quickly in the most appropriate setting.