Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 9 March 2026.
Esther McVey
Conservative, Tatton
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.
Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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/
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