United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 91785
Hospital Beds
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17 November 2025
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24 November 2025 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bed spaces the NHS keeps free as a minimum standard level.
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17 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bed spaces the NHS keeps free as a minimum standard level.
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24 November 2025
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In September, there were an average of 100,615 general and acute beds open across all acute trusts, of these, 93,553 were occupied, a 93% occupancy rate.Decisions regarding the use of, or opening of, additional beds to manage pressures are made locally by...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-17/91785
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1853387
- uk · wq-1853387 · source updated 24 November 2025