Hospital Beds: Disability
Lords · Question HL347 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Porter of Spalding
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to BBC reports on 19 May, why Ravi Mehta, a 36 year old disabled patient, has remained in hospital for eight months after being declared fit for discharge.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 16 Jun 2026
Our statutory hospital discharge and community support guidance, published jointly with NHS England, sets out that integrated care boards (ICBs), and local authorities (LAs) are responsible for planning and delivering local hospital discharge services. Wo...