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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 ...