To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to define the core purpose of each specific unscheduled care service with reference to the British Association for Emergency Medicine's guidelines. (189966)

It is a matter for the local national health service to ensure that they provide urgent and emergency care services that are responsive to people's needs.

Decisions about the shape and type of urgent and emergency care services should be taken locally so that services reflect the needs of the local population.