Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 84488 on Health Services: Buildings, when NHS England expects to publish data on the prevalence of corridor care across trusts.

The provision of clinical care in corridors is unacceptable, and we are committed to ending its practice in the National Health Service by the end of this Parliament. Furthermore, our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 committed to publishing data on the prevalence of corridor care.

NHS England has been working with trusts to put in place new reporting arrangements regarding the use of temporary escalation spaces to drive improvement and data transparency. The data quality is currently being reviewed, and we expect to publish the information shortly.

We will also be introducing new clinical operational standards for the first 72 hours of care, setting clear expectations for timely reviews and specialist input, further supporting our efforts to eliminate corridor care and improve patient experience.