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Hospital Beds

Commons · Question 130028 · Tabled 27 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Claire Young

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on patients occupying hospital beds while awaiting diagnostic tests or scans.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 29 Apr 2026

The Department does not collect data on patients that occupy hospital beds while waiting for diagnostic tests or scans.