Question follow-through · 10398

Patients: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital.

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness to appropriate accommodation. Every acute hospital has access to a care transfer hub to manage discharge for people with more complex n...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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