Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80490

Hospitals

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Alison Hume

LabourScarborough and Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts to reduce the number of delayed discharges from hospital.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government is committed to tackling delayed discharges.In January 2025, we published a new policy framework for the £9 billion Better Care Fund, giving the National Health Service and local authorities accountability for setting and achieving joint go...

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