Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32818

Hospitals: Discharges

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of delayed discharges from hospitals.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government is working to reduce delayed discharges, ensuring that people are not stuck in hospital beds when they are well enough to go home. We will tackle delayed discharges by improving local partnership working between the National Health Service ...

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