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Written question asked by Esther McVey (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 March 2026. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Care Trusts: Hospital Beds

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed capacity was in each NHS care trust in each of the last five years.

Answer

NHS England publishes data on general and acute bed occupancy and capacity. The data can be found at the following link:

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


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116140
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Care trusts Hospital beds NHS
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk