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Hospital Beds

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 September 2025UIN 70391

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of community hospital beds to acute hospital beds is in (a) England (b) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and (c) the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust area.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Data on both general and acute beds and intermediate beds at a national and regional level is published monthly on the NHS England website.

Data on general and acute beds is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/critical-care-and-general-acute-beds-urgent-and-emergency-care-daily-situation-reports/critical-care-and-general-acute-beds-urgent-and-emergency-care-daily-situation-reports-25-26/

Data on intermediate care beds is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/intermediate-care/

Trust-level data is not published for intermediate care beds.

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