Question follow-through · 65582

Hospitals: West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overheating incidents have been logged in NHS hospitals in West Dorset constituency in each of the last five years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
9 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overheating incidents have been logged in NHS hospitals in West Dorset constituency in each of the last five years.

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Data on overheating incidents is collected as part of the Estates Return Information Collection, and is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collectionThe followin...

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