Question follow-through · 78088

Patients: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of incidence of hospital-acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in (a) acute hospitals and (b) community hospitals.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of incidence of hospital-acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in (a) acute hospitals and (b) community hospitals.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made of the level of incidence of hospital acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in acute hospitals or community hospitals, as the National Health Service does not routinely measure this.However, we remain committed to redu...

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