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