Written Question
Thursday 26th January 2023
Asked by:
Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medically fit patients have been waiting more than 14 days to be discharged in acute hospital settings as of 19 January.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th January 2023
Asked by:
Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medically fit patients in acute wards are awaiting discharge in (a) Kettering and (b) Northampton General Hospital; and what proportion of the total available beds this constitutes in both locations.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In the week ending 15 January, the daily average number of patients who remain in hospital and do not meet the criteria to reside in Kettering General Hospital Trust was 54, 9% of available beds, and in Northampton General Hospital Trust was 114, 17% of available beds.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th January 2023
Asked by:
Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many medically fit patients in NHS acute wards are awaiting discharge; and what proportion of the total available beds this constitutes.
Answered by Helen Whately
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In the week ending 15 January, there was a daily average of 14,000 patients in hospital who were medically fit to be discharged. This accounts for 14% of the total beds available from the trusts who submitted discharge data.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Covid-19: PPE Procurement
"I think there is a little rewriting of history here. At one stage in the pandemic, getting PPE was the most important thing, and I remember Members on both sides demanding quicker action from the Government. The Minister has explained the situation fully, and I regret that the Opposition are …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"It might be helpful to say that we have three Back Benchers trying to catch my eye. I have to start the wind-ups no later than 10.30 am, so each Member has six or seven minutes max...."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Health and Social Care Leadership Review
"The most important thing that happened in Westminster this week was yesterday’s reception for Harry’s Pledge. Harry is a young boy who needs a lot of care. Harry’s Pledge campaigns for the needs of carers and those who are cared for. I am introducing a private Member’s Bill to give …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"In north Northamptonshire, integration is getting on very well, with Councillor Helen Harrison heading the adult social services. However, going back to what my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) said, there is the worry that because the NHS is so big it will overwhelm local government. …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Apr 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"T6. In 2019 Kettering General Hospital, which serves my constituency, was promised £46 million for a major upgrade. Three years later the hospital still has not got the money. Secretary of State, will you go out and buy a very big pair of scissors, cut through the red tape and …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Elective Treatment
"I am grateful to the Secretary of State for coming to the House and making this announcement here first. Does he agree that, as other Members have said, particularly Opposition Members, we need to increase the workforce? How then can the mandatory vaccination of NHS health workers, which was going …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Feb 2022
Elective Care Recovery in England
"The Minister is right in what he says again and again. I remember a few years ago, a close relative had liver cancer. They went to see the consultant and were given a one in three chance of surviving but managed to pull through. At the same time, another Government …..."Peter Bone - View Speech
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