§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many transitional care beds have been created in each of the last three years in(a) each trust and (b) England; [92991]
(2) if he will set out his definition of transitional care beds. [92990]
§ Jacqui SmithIn previous years, a number of health and social care partnerships have used additional winter funding to create extra capacity in so-called transitional care. Essentially, this is short-term, temporary or "step down" care where people are cared for before they move on to the setting where they will receive any long-term care they need. The Department does not collect data on the number of transitional care beds.