Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73947

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust: Surgery

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

LabourAshford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of cancelled surgeries (a) at the East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust and (b) in England as a result of increased humidity in op

Answer

Karin Smyth
National Health Service organisations are locally responsible for their estate, including making decisions on the management of operating theatres. Guidance on ventilation in healthcare premises, including humidity, is provided in the Health Technical Mem...

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