Claim: The number of NHS overnight beds has fallen by a fifth over the last decade.
Fact-check: The number of NHS hospital beds has fallen - Full Fact
Verdict: the number has fallen, but we don't know by how far. the bed count included more things a decade ago, so this claim isn't based on a fair comparison.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2017-02-23T00:00:00