PHS FOI 2025-002300

Date of request: 05 December 2025
Date of response: 23 December 2025
FOI request ID: PHS FOI 2025-002300

Waiting times

Request

“Please provide the number of occasions when A&E departments have diverted patients to other hospitals due to the level of pressure on emergency care services since 2007.”

“Please provide a breakdown by year and hospital”

Response

2025 002300 Response Letter
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Last updated: 23 December 2025

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2025 002300 Response Letter