questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many bed spaces the NHS keeps free as a minimum standard level.
answerText: In September, there were an average of 100,615 general and acute beds open across all acute trusts, of these, 93,553 were occupied, a 93% occupancy rate.Decisions regarding the use of, or opening of, additional beds to manage pressures are made locally by...
heading: Hospital Beds