Hospitals: Discharges
Commons · Question 115678 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 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 implications for his policies of regional variations in access to (a) nursing and (b) residential home spaces for patients waiting to be discharged.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 5 Mar 2026
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable,...