Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15620
Hospital Beds: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 27 November 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14365 on Hospital Beds: Foreign Nationals, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data on the occupation of hosp
Answer
Karin SmythThere are no plans to collect this data centrally; it is for National Health Service trusts to manage bed occupancy regardless of whether the patient is chargeable or not.