To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the Information Centre for Health and Social Care to commence development of a dataset for urgent and emergency care, as described on page four of his Department’s document Urgent care update: Key areas highlighted by the Direction of Travel consultation and other work; and which (a) organisations and (b) individuals he expects the Information Centre to consult on the matter. (175032)

The Information Centre for health and social care (IC) are working towards developing a dataset for urgent and emergency care. The IC will follow their usual processes of wide engagement with relevant professional bodies, and may also include an open consultation period.