HC Deb 18 April 1994 vol 241 c400W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what accident and emergency provision will be made for residents and workers in the capital at the minor injuries units when they have sustained major injuries and conditions.

Mr. Sackville

Where a major injury or condition has been sustained and an ambulance is called, the casualty would be conveyed to a full accident and emergency department. Should an attender at a minor injuries unit be assessed as having sustained injuries or a condition requiring attention beyond the scope of the service, they would be transferred without delay by ambulance to an accident and emergency department.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what accident and emergency provision will be made for residents and night shift workers in the capital after the minor injuries units have closed for the weekend.

Mr. Sackville

Some minor injuries units will remain open at weekends. Precise hours of opening are, and will be, arranged to reflect known previous attendance pattens at nearby accident and emergency departments. They will be kept under review. Accident and emergency departments will remain open on a seven-days-a-week basis for those with more severe injuries or conditions.