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Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take with community care providers to help reduce hospital discharge waiting times.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take with community care providers to help reduce hospital discharge waiting times.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We will tackle delayed discharges by developing local partnerships between the National Health Service and social care, and making sure people get the right support to return home.Every acute hospital trust has access to a care transfer hub. These hubs br...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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