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Hospital Beds: Somerset

Asked by Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 July 2024UIN 304

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital beds there were in Somerset (a) in 2015 and (b) 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The latest published data shows a total of 1,438 hospital beds in Somerset, in quarter four of 2023/24. This compares to a total of 1,374 hospital beds reported by National Health Service trusts in quarter four of 2014/15.

Data on NHS bed numbers is published by NHS England, and is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/bed-data-overnight/

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