Basildon Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
Commons · Question 113416 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed discharges on emergency department congestion at Basildon Hospital.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 26 Feb 2026
The Government has not made a specific central assessment of the impact of delayed discharges on emergency department congestion at Basildon Hospital.Local analysis by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust suggests substantial progress in reducing ...