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NHS: Buildings

Commons · Question 42317 · Tabled 28 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the NHS of (a) unused and (b) underused clinical (i) buildings and (ii) rooms.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 4 Apr 2025

No assessment has been made of the potential merits of adopting intelligent booking systems to maximise the utilisation of the National Health Service’s property estate. NHS trusts decide locally how best to manage their estate.Data for the occupancy and ...