Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93528

Hospitals

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 26 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing delayed discharges from hospitals.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Government is committed to tackling delayed discharges, to ensure patients do not remain in hospital longer than necessary and to free up hospital beds for patients that need them.The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 sets as a priority that ...

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