Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the capacity at NHS Nightingale Hospitals are being used; and what plans are in place for the use of the remainder of the capacity if it is not required at this stage of the covid-19 outbreak.

Bed availability and occupancy rates are collected and published via the national reporting system at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/

However, information is only published at trust level. The Nightingale hospitals in London (Barts Health NHS Trust) and the North West (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) are the only two to have accepted COVID-19 patients at this time. All Nightingale hospitals are now on standby.