HC Deb 25 January 1982 vol 16 cc278-80W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out the most recent figures for bed occupancy of (a) surgical and (b) medical beds in each of the National Health Service's hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area.

Dr. Vaughan

The average number of beds occupied daily in the medical and surgical specialties during 1980 was as follows. The average daily percentage occupancy is shown in brackets.

Hospital Medical Surgical
St. Nicholas' 0.1 (100 per cent.) 20.8 (58.4 per cent.)
Dreadnought 25.8 (63.9 per cent.) 46.0 (69 per cent.)
Eltham and Mottingham hospital temporarily closed
Queen Mary's 87.9 (86.3 per cent.) 160.6 (82.8 per cent.)
Erith and District 0.2 (100 per cent) 9.6 (100 per cent.)
Greenwich District 123.8 (77.8 per cent.) 178.8 (72.5 per cent.)
Brook General 137.7 (78.9 per cent.) 186.4 (83.6 per cent.)

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent estimated annual running costs for each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area, together with the cost per in-patient day.

Dr. Vaughan

In 1980–81, the total annual revenue expenditure and the cost per in-patient day at each hospital were as follows:

Dr. Vaughan

The number of patients awaiting admission to the surgical specialties at each hospital at 31 December 1980 was as follows:

Hospital Number on waiting list
St. Nicholas' 119
Dreadnought 121
Eltham and Mottingham
Queen Mary's 1, 016
Erith and District 160
Greenwich District 1, 609
Brook General 629

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many acute beds were available for National Health Service use at each of the hospitals in the London borough of Greenwich in 1972 and at the latest available date.

Dr. Vaughan

Information requested for 1972 is not readily available. The following table shows the average number of available acute beds in each of the hospitals within the London borough of Greenwich during 1971 and 1980.

Available acute beds
Hospital 1971 1980
St. Nicholas' 288.8 35.7
Dreadnought 146.6 107.1
Eltham and Mottingham 31.9 Hospital temporarily closed
Greenwich District* 342.8 405.6
Brook General 377.2 397.5
Goldie Leigh 76.0 Now mental handicap
Memorial 28.0 Now geriatric
*Including Miller Wing, now closed.

Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures for bed occupancy for each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area.

Dr. Vaughan

The average number of beds occupied daily during 1980 was as follows:

Hospital Average daily occupied beds
St. Nicholas' 80.9
Dreadnought 98.9
Eltham and Mottingham Hospital temporarily closed
Queen Mary's 456.8
Erith and District 27.1
Greenwich District 523.2
Brook General 384.3
Memorial 91.9
Gables 4.3

Regional Health Authority Allocation 1979–80 £000 Expenditure 1979–80 £000 Expenditure 1980–81 £000 Available in 1981–82 £000
Northern 42 42
Yorkshire 123 57 66
Trent 112 23 89
East Anglia 23 23
North-West Thames
North-East Thames
South-East Thames 73 73
South-West Thames 78 78
Wessex 25 25

Hospital Average daily occupied beds
British Hospital for Mothers and Babies 40.4
Bexley 939.1
Goldie Leigh 94.7