Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108487

Hospitals: Standards

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Alison Bennett

Liberal DemocratMid Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are being treated in temporary hospital environments, including corridors, for which the latest data is available.

Answer

Karin Smyth
We recognise that the provision of clinical care in corridors or other non-designated clinical areas is unacceptable and are committed to eradicating it from our National Health Service.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan, published in June 2025, set out s...

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