Hospital Beds
(asked on 12th January 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the adequacy of the number of escalation beds available to NHS healthcare providers in winter 2014-15.
This question was answered on 15th January 2015
It is for local providers and commissioners to work together to ensure the necessary number of escalation beds are available in winter.
The Government has supported National Health Service preparedness for winter by providing £700 million, £300 million more than last year, in extra funding. This funding is paying for thousands of additional beds including in the acute, general and social care sectors.