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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 were discharged from hospital in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, broken down by section.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 were discharged from hospital in the most recent 12 months for which data is available, broken down by section.
NHS England publishes annual Mental Health Act Statistics, including the total number of people detained under the Mental Health Act on 31 March each year. The latest data is available at the link below, and new data for the year ending 31 March 2026 will be published on 15 October:
Table 8a in the Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2024-25, available at the following link, provides information on discharges from hospital under court and prison disposal provisions, excluding Community Treatment Orders, broken down by section:
Figures are provided for both the number of discharges, and the length of detention. Data on patients detained under Part III of the Mental Health Act 1983 is not broken down by hospital security level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Discharge‑to‑Assess pathways into intermediate care services in the South East; and what steps she is taking to prevent delays for patients awaiting transfer from hospital for rehabilitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Discharge‑to‑Assess pathways into intermediate care services in the South East; and what steps she is taking to prevent delays for patients awaiting transfer from hospital for rehabilitation.
We recognise that it is important that people are discharged promptly from the hospital with the right support, both for their outcomes and to free up beds for other patients.
We are continuing to work with National Health Service trusts and local authorities to embed best practice in discharge processes. Areas experiencing the most significant challenges with discharge delays and urgent and emergency care performance are receiving targeted support to drive those improvements. The recently published NHS England Model Discharge Pathway sets out good practice to support timely, safe discharge from hospital, and reduce unwarranted variation in discharge processes across wards and organisations.
We are also working to strengthen intermediate care capacity, and this includes through the Better Care Fund investing £9 billion in services that help people regain independence and prevent avoidable admissions, including intermediate care, rehabilitation, and reablement services.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy safeguards existing and future on-site hospital helipad infrastructure and does not restrict its availability for 24/7 air ambulance operations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy safeguards existing and future on-site hospital helipad infrastructure and does not restrict its availability for 24/7 air ambulance operations.
The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in August 2026, gives substantial weight to the benefits of providing new or improved public service infrastructure, including healthcare facilities.
The NPPF is clear that existing community facilities and public services should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on their current or permitted operation as a result of development being approved after they were established. This means that development proposals should be capable of being integrated effectively with existing public service activities and infrastructure in their vicinity including blue light services.
Where the operation of an existing activity could have a significant adverse effect on a proposed new development in its vicinity, development proposals should identify the nature of the potential impacts and be able to demonstrate that suitable mitigation can be provided before the development has begun.
The new NPPF and the government’s response to the consultation are available on gov.uk here.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy maintains safeguards for existing and future on-site hospital helipad infrastructure, and does not restrict its availability for continuous air ambulance operations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy maintains safeguards for existing and future on-site hospital helipad infrastructure, and does not restrict its availability for continuous air ambulance operations.
The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in August 2026, gives substantial weight to the benefits of providing new or improved public service infrastructure, including healthcare facilities.
The NPPF is clear that existing community facilities and public services should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on their current or permitted operation as a result of development being approved after they were established. This means that development proposals should be capable of being integrated effectively with existing public service activities and infrastructure in their vicinity including blue light services.
Where the operation of an existing activity could have a significant adverse effect on a proposed new development in its vicinity, development proposals should identify the nature of the potential impacts and be able to demonstrate that suitable mitigation can be provided before the development has begun.
The new NPPF and the government’s response to the consultation are available on gov.uk here.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine survey data published in its Safe to Care campaign report, 7 September 2026, what steps her Department is taking to reduce hospital overcrowding and corridor care to help prevent staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine survey data published in its Safe to Care campaign report, 7 September 2026, what steps her Department is taking to reduce hospital overcrowding and corridor care to help prevent staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the number of substantive consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists required at North Devon District Hospital to provide a sustainable 24-hour consultant-led maternity service without reliance on short-term locum cover.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the number of substantive consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists required at North Devon District Hospital to provide a sustainable 24-hour consultant-led maternity service without reliance on short-term locum cover.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the top 10 recorded causes for delayed discharge by total number of bed days lost, using the National Codes set out in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary (a) in England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the top 10 recorded causes for delayed discharge by total number of bed days lost, using the National Codes set out in the NHS Data Model and Dictionary (a) in England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional travel time incurred by pregnant women transferred from North Devon District Hospital to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for intrapartum care; and what assessment her Department has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional travel time incurred by pregnant women transferred from North Devon District Hospital to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital for intrapartum care; and what assessment her Department has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional ambulance and transport capacity required in Devon as a consequence of the temporary suspension of births at North Devon District Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the additional ambulance and transport capacity required in Devon as a consequence of the temporary suspension of births at North Devon District Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is she taking to improve the palliative care for terminally ill hospital patients that cannot be transferred to a hospice or into the care of end-of-life charities, and if she will make an assessment of the potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is she taking to improve the palliative care for terminally ill hospital patients that cannot be transferred to a hospice or into the care of end-of-life charities, and if she will make an assessment of the potential...
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 20 July 2026 in response to Question 18732.
On Thursday 19 March 2026, the Covid-19 Inquiry published its third report, which focussed on the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare systems of the UK and put forward ten recommendations for the Government to consider. Today, the Government is publishing its response to the report, and setting out...
On Thursday 19 March 2026, the Covid-19 Inquiry published its third report, which focussed on the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare systems of the UK and put forward ten recommendations for the Government to consider. Today, the Government is publishing its response to the report, and setting out...
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Yvette Cooper MP) has made the following statement:
On Thursday 19 March 2026, the Covid-19 Inquiry published its third report, which focussed on the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare systems of the UK and put forward...
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Yvette Cooper MP) has made the following statement:
On Thursday 19 March 2026, the Covid-19 Inquiry published its third report, which focussed on the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare systems of the UK and put forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 8559 on King Charles III: Artwork, what assessment has her department made of the reasons for the take-up rate by NHS bodies relative to that of the wider public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 8559 on King Charles III: Artwork, what assessment has her department made of the reasons for the take-up rate by NHS bodies relative to that of the wider public...
No such assessment has been made.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of establishing an emergency hospital helipad infrastructure contingency fund alongside the existing support provided by the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads Appeal to secure future hospital helipad provision.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of establishing an emergency hospital helipad infrastructure contingency fund alongside the existing support provided by the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads Appeal to secure future hospital helipad provision.
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 11 September 2026 in response to Question HL2845, which, for ease of reference, is reproduced below.
The Government recognises the important role that hospital helipads can play in supporting emergency and specialist care pathways. However, it has not established, and is not currently considering, a dedicated contingency fund for hospital helipad infrastructure.
Decisions on capital investment are primarily taken by National Health Service organisations and systems, which must balance a range of competing clinical and estate priorities within available resources. Where helipad infrastructure is identified as a local priority, NHS organisations may consider how best to support these requirements, including through charitable contributions such as those provided by the HELP Appeal.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a hospital helipad infrastructure contingency fund to address urgent funding requirements when unforeseen needs arise beyond the capacity of the HELP Appeal.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a hospital helipad infrastructure contingency fund to address urgent funding requirements when unforeseen needs arise beyond the capacity of the HELP Appeal.
The Government recognises the important role that hospital helipads can play in supporting emergency and specialist care pathways. However, it has not established, and is not currently considering, a dedicated contingency fund for hospital helipad infrastructure.
Decisions on capital investment are primarily taken by National Health Service organisations and systems, which must balance a range of competing clinical and estate priorities within available resources. Where helipad infrastructure is identified as a local priority, NHS organisations may consider how best to support these requirements, including through charitable contributions such as those provided by the HELP Appeal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of parking provision at NHS hospitals across Birmingham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of parking provision at NHS hospitals across Birmingham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with severe ME in need of tube feeding can be safely fed lying flat in NHS hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure people with severe ME in need of tube feeding can be safely fed lying flat in NHS hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has taken steps to ensure restrictive planning policies do not impact 24/7 access to hospital helipads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has taken steps to ensure restrictive planning policies do not impact 24/7 access to hospital helipads.
The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in August 2026, gives substantial weight to the benefits of providing new or improved public service infrastructure, including healthcare facilities.
The NPPF is clear that existing community facilities and public services should not have unreasonable restrictions placed on their current or permitted operation as a result of development being approved after they were established. This means that development proposals should be capable of being integrated effectively with existing public service activities and infrastructure in their vicinity including blue light services.
Where the operation of an existing activity could have a significant adverse effect on a proposed new development in its vicinity, development proposals should identify the nature of the potential impacts and be able to demonstrate that suitable mitigation can be provided before the development has begun.
The new NPPF and the government’s response to the consultation are available on gov.uk here.