Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101666

Hospitals

Tabled: 18 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supporting services to enable swift discharges from hospital in winter 2025-26.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 identifies reducing delays in hospital discharge as a key priority. Hospitals are expected to eliminate discharge delays of more than 48 hours caused by in-hospital issues, to work with local authorities to t...

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