Hospitals: Standards
Commons · Question 113249 · 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, if his Department will publish data on the numbers of patients receiving corridor care in NHS hospitals before the end of the financial year.
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...