Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107325

Basildon University Hospital: Orthopaedics

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to expand orthopaedic theatre capacity at Basildon Hospital.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In June 2026, Basildon Hospital will open a new Acute Kidney Care Ward, providing an additional 24 beds on the site and increasing capacity for people presenting to the emergency department with kidney problems, speeding up access to urgent care.Following...

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