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UIN 565

Hospital Beds

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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11 February 2020

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18 February 2020 · Answer

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18 February 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients have timely access the care require to leave hospital in order to ease pressure on the NHS from delayed discharge from hospital.

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  1. 11 February 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients have timely access the care require to leave hospital in order to ease pressure on the NHS from delayed discharge from hospital.

    Source: Commons

  2. 18 February 2020

    Answer

    The Department is clear that no one should stay in a hospital bed longer than necessary. The jointly set Better Care Fund (BCF) plans focus on reducing delayed transfers of care (DToCs). All local health and care systems must adopt the centrally-set expec...

    Source: Written answer

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