Virtual Wards
Commons · Question 48902 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what date he expects the NHS to have a virtual ward capacity of 40 beds per 100,000 people.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 May 2025
The NHS England 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance asks systems to improve access to urgent care services, including virtual ward, also known as hospital at home, services.No national population target has been set centrally for 2025/26 ...