Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56198

Hospital Beds: ICT

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

ConservativeNorth East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to discontinue the electronic Bed and Capacity Management Systems initiative on (a) A&E waits and (b) patient transfers.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The decision not to proceed with stand-alone investment into electronic bed management systems was based on value for money with other investments offering greater benefits for patients.The Government is committed to returning accident and emergency servi...

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