Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 8 May 2025.
Bayo Alaba
Labour, Southend East and Rochford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in patient hospital discharges in Southend East and Rochford constituency.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
As we shift from hospital to community, this government is committed to tackling delayed discharges. It is vital we support the development of local partnership working between the NHS and social care.
As part of our new approach to the £9 billion Better Care Fund for 2025 to 2026, all health and wellbeing boards have been required to set new goals for reducing discharge delays.
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