PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hospitals: Coronavirus (12 January 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the discharge of patients from hospital during the covid-19 outbreak.
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Answer
We have provided £3.3 billion to the National Health Service to facilitate timely hospital discharges during the pandemic, including £478 million for winter 2021/22. We have established a national discharge taskforce and systems are also using non-acute beds locally, including in hospices, community beds and the independent sector. To recruit and retain staff to support the discharge of patients, we are providing £462.5 million via local authorities for care providers to increase existing care support.
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
19 January 2022
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