HC Deb 26 July 1976 vol 916 cc116-7W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hospital beds there were in the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past six years.

Dr. Owen

The information is provided in the following table:

HOSPITALS WITHIN THE LEEK PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
Hospital Type 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Staffed allocated beds
Leek Memorial Acute 22 22 21 21 21 21
Leek Moorlands Other (Geriatric) 87 87 87 87 87 87
Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic 84 84 84 84 84 84
Cheadle Other (Geriatric) 66 66 66 66 66 66
Cheadle Annex Other (Geriatric) 26 Closed, 8th October 1971
Sr. Edwards Mental 1,138 1,105 1,090 1,042 1,015 965
Total 1,423 1,364 1,348 1,300 1,273 1,223
Total beds in North Staffordshire Health
District 4,433 4,379 4,355 4,294 4,254 4,194

The Leek population is served by other hospitals outside this constituency area; notably North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary.