Question follow-through · 56198
Hospital Beds: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to discontinue the electronic Bed and Capacity Management Systems initiative on (a) A&E waits and (b) patient transfers.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to discontinue the electronic Bed and Capacity Management Systems initiative on (a) A&E waits and (b) patient transfers.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2025
Answer published
The decision not to proceed with stand-alone investment into electronic bed management systems was based on value for money with other investments offering greater benefits for patients.The Government is committed to returning accident and emergency servi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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