Hospitals: Standards
Commons · Question 113248 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has shared a definition of corridor care to (a) NHS trusts and (b) ICBs.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026
On 3 March 2026, NHS England wrote to National Health Service organisations, including trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs), setting out a clear definition of corridor care and the additional actions required to eliminate it. On 4 March 2026, this def...