NHS: Long-term Strategy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:18 pm on 11 January 2023.

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Photo of Debbie Abrahams Debbie Abrahams Labour, Oldham East and Saddleworth 4:18, 11 January 2023

The Health Secretary will be aware that our hospital bed numbers are approximately half the OECD average, at fewer than 2.5 per 1,000 compared with 5 per 1,000 in the OECD. He will also have read reports in The Observer about the facility that was made available in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that allows hospitals to allocate up to 49% of their hospital beds to private patients. Does he regret that?