Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96406
Hospitals: Standards
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of trust-level reporting on the use of temporary escalation spaces.
Answer
Karin SmythThe provision of clinical care in corridors is unacceptable, and we are committed to ending its practice in the National Health Service by the end of this Parliament. Furthermore, our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 committed to publishing data...
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