Question follow-through · 92904

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the latest report on Corridor Care from the APPG on Emergency Care, what plans his department has to tackle delayed discharges.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 19 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 24 Nov 2025
Answer: 2 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

19 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the latest report on Corridor Care from the APPG on Emergency Care, what plans his department has to tackle delayed discharges.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that delayed discharges contribute to shortages of hospital beds and is committed to reducing delayed discharges to free up beds for those who need them.The 2025/26 Urgent and Emergency Care plan prioritises reducing hospital dis...

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