Queen's Hospital Romford: Hospital Beds
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase bed capacity in Queen’s Hospital, Romford.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The provision and configuration of local services, including hospital bed capacity, is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners to consider, to best meet the needs of their local population and patients.
The Government has committed to supporting the NHS to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including that 95% of patients attending accident and emergency are admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours.
As a first step, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care appointed Professor Lord Darzi to lead an independent investigation of the NHS’ performance. The investigation’s findings were published on 12 September and will feed into the Government’s work on a 10-year plan to radically reform the NHS and build a health service that is fit for the future.
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