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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Hospital Beds

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121264

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of bed occupancy levels at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust between October and December 2025 with the national average during the same period.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England publishes data on general and acute bed (G&A) occupancy and capacity. Between October and December 2025, the average G&A bed occupancy rate at the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust was 94.8%, compared to 93% nationally.

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