questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether patients with recognised palliative or end-of-life care needs are subject to specific identification or prioritisation processes within accident and emergency departments.
answerText: Patients attending an emergency department are assessed on arrival by an appropriately trained clinician or healthcare professional using established clinical triage processes. Triage is intended to identify patients who require the most urgent assessment...
heading: Palliative Care