Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Hospitals Transformation Programme on the number of beds available for patients.

Expected capacity requirements and patient need was modelled and outlined in the recent Outline Business Case (OBC) for the Hospitals Transformation Programme in Shropshire. The OBC was reviewed and approved by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and HM Treasury in December 2023. The full business case is expected in the coming months.