United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 121985
Patients: Missing Persons
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18 March 2026
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16 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to (a) hospitals, (b) healthcare settings and (c) healthcare staff in (i) preventing and (ii) responding to incidents of patients going missing.
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18 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is available to (a) hospitals, (b) healthcare settings and (c) healthcare staff in (i) preventing and (ii) responding to incidents of patients going missing.
Source: Commons
16 April 2026
Answer
The Department does not hold a national figure for the number of people reported missing from hospitals or other healthcare settings in 2024/25 or in 2025/26.Clear guidance is in place to support hospitals, other healthcare settings, and staff in preventi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-18/121985
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1892493
- uk · wq-1892493 · source updated 16 April 2026