§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many intensive care units for the newborn there are in each regional health authority; where they are situated; and what percentage of births in England and in each regional Health authority, respectively, take place in a hospital equipped with an intensive care unit.
§ Mr. MoyleSpecial care for the newborn is provided in special care baby units, of which there were 255 in England 289W in 1974. Certain special care baby units with substantial resources in staff and equipment provide also intensive care. I regret that the number of units providing this combined care is not available centrally; nor is the other information requested.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of births in England in each regional health authority and in each area health authority, respectively, occur in places without full facilities and equipment for resuscitation.
§ Mr. MoyleAll hospitals providing obstetric services should have facilities and equipment for resuscitation. In 1975 the percentage of mothers delivered in hospital was as follows for each regional and area health authority in England according to the mothering place of residence.
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Area of Usual Residence of Mother Percentage Northern RHA … 97.5 Cleveland AHA … 98.6 Cumbria AHA … 98.9 Durham AHA … 94.8 Northumberland AHA … 99.5 Gateshead AHA … 96.0 Newcastle upon Tyne AHA … 99.3 Southern Tyneside AHA … 95.8 Sunderland AHA … 95.6 Northern Tyneside AHA … 99.4 Yorkshire RHA … 96.6 Humberside AHA … 97.5 North Yorkshire AHA … 97.7 Bradford AHA … 98.2 Calderdale AHA … 97.1 Kirklees AHA … 98.2 Leeds AHA … 95.0 Wakefield AHA … 91.7 Trent RHA … 95.7 Derbyshire AHA … 95.2 Leicestershire AHA … 95.6 Lincolnshire AHA … 98.1 Nottinghamshire AHA … 93.2 Barnsley AHA … 95.3 Doncaster AHA … 98.5 Rotherham AHA … 94.3 Sheffield AHA … 98.3 East Anglian RHA … 93.7 Cambridgeshire AHA … 96.2 Norfolk AHA … 90.2 Suffolk AHA … 95.0 NW Thames RHA … 96.6 Bedfordshire AHA … 93.6 Hertfordshire AHA … 95.0 Barnet AHA … 98.5 Brent and Harrow AHA … 98.7 Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow AHA … 98.0 Hillingdon AHA … 96.4 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster AHA … 98.6 NE Thames RHA … 95.6 Essex AHA … 92.6
Area of Usual Residence of Mother Percentage Barking and Havering AHA 98.7 Camden & Islington AHA 98.2 City and East London AHA 97.9 Enfield & Haringey AHA 96.6 Redbridge and Waltham Forest AHA 95.9 SE Thames RHA 95.5 East Sussex AHA 98.0 Kent AHA 92.2 Bromley AHA 97.8 Greenwich and Bexley AHA 97.1 Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham AHA 98.5 SW Thames RHA 97.7 Surrey AHA 98.3 West Sussex AHA 98.9 Croydon AHA 93.3 Kingston & Richmond AHA 98.1 Wandsworth, Merton & Sutton 97.9 Wessex RHA 97.7 Dorset AHA 97.6 Hampshire AHA 97.4 Isle of Wight AHA 95.7 Wiltshire AHA 98.9 Oxford RHA 98.4 Berkshire AHA 98.6 Buckinghamshire AHA 98.2 Northamptonshire AHA 97.8 Oxfordshire AHA 99.1 South Western RHA 97.8 Avon AHA 98.4 Cornwall & Scilly AHA 96.8 Devon AHA 97.2 Gloucestershire AHA 98.6 Somerset AHA 97.7 West Midlands RHA 96.4 Hereford & Worcester AHA 95.4 Salop AHA 97.6 Staffordshire AHA 96.8 Warwickshire AHA 93.4 Birmingham AHA 95.9 Coventry AHA 98.1 Dudlev AHA 98.3 Sand well AHA 96.6 Solihull AHA 97.3 Walsall AHA 95.8 Wolverhampton AHA 98.6 Mersey 96.8 Cheshire AHA 95.4 Sefton AHA 99.2 Liverpool AHA 98.3 St. Helens AHA 95.0 Wirral AHA 98.6 North Western RHA 96.5 Bolton AHA 97.7 Bury AHA 94.6 Manchester AHA 97.6 Oldham AHA 94.4 Rochdale AHA 94.7 Salford AHA 98.9 Stockport AHA 97.5 Tameside AHA 96.7 Trafford AHA 98.8 Wigan AHA 94.2 Lancashire AHA 96.3 ENGLAND 96.6