Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17436

Hospitals: Standards

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects NHS England to publish reliable national data on the number of patients receiving care in corridors, waiting rooms, ambulance queues and other temporary care environment

Answer

Karin Smyth
NHS England introduced a national definition of corridor care and began publishing validated corridor care data at a trust level for the first time on 11 June 2026. The data continues to be published through the monthly NHS Performance Statistics publicat...

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