Hospitals: Standards
Commons · Question 17436 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects NHS England to publish reliable national data on the number of patients receiving care in corridors, waiting rooms, ambulance queues and other temporary care environment
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Jul 2026
NHS England introduced a national definition of corridor care and began publishing validated corridor care data at a trust level for the first time on 11 June 2026. The data continues to be published through the monthly NHS Performance Statistics publicat...