Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 97868

Hospitals: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 11 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on in-patients of charging in hospitals for TV, WiFi and telephone services.

Answer

Karin Smyth

No assessment has been made centrally of the potential impact on in-patients of charging in hospitals for television, WiFi, and telephone services.National Health Service providers are locally responsible for the provision of bedside television and simila...

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