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Written question asked by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Hospital Wards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital wards are not in active use in England; and what the patient capacity is of those wards.

Answer

Data for the occupancy and utilisation rates of clinical rooms in the NHS Estate for the latest period, which was 2023/24, published in December 2024, is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/estates-returns-information-collection/summary-page-and-dataset-for-eric-2023-24


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
92136
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Hospital wards Patients Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk