Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the new hospital programme on bed capacity in each region in 2030.
The New Hospital Programme is working with all trusts in the Programme to develop their plans, including the number of beds each scheme will have. The New Hospital Programme schemes will improve capacity through innovation and technology, which will reduce the burden on the workforce, release time to care and improve overall productivity.