Hospitals
Commons · Question 93528 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reducing delayed discharges from hospitals.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Nov 2025
The Government is committed to tackling delayed discharges, to ensure patients do not remain in hospital longer than necessary and to free up hospital beds for patients that need them.The Urgent and Emergency Care plan for 2025/26 sets as a priority that ...