Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30268

Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

Tabled: 10 February 2025

Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the number of beds provided for Psychiatric Intensive Care Units in (a) Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust and (b) other trusts.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We have no plans to currently do so. The 2025/26 Planning Guidance sets a requirement for integrated care boards (ICBs) to reduce the average length of stay in adult acute mental health beds, improving the availability of local beds and reducing inappropr...

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