§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide details of the number of beds provided by Brighton health authority for each year since 1979, and the number of projected beds to be offered through Brighton health authority for each year until 1994.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information available is given in the table.
Information on projected bed levels in district health authorities is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Brighton health authority who may be able to provide this information.
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The average daily number of available beds in Brighton health authority1 each year since 31 December 1979 to 31 December 1986 Year Average daily number of available beds 1979 1,896.2 1980 1,850.7 1981 1,769.5 1982 1,793.7 1983 1,802.8 1984 1,796.1 1985 1,704.2 1986 1,653.8 1 Prior to 1982 the figures relate to Brighton health district which was part of the East Sussex area health authority. During this period the throughput of patients treated per available bed rose from 16.7 to 25.8 and the total number of in-patients and day-patients treated rose from 33,806 to 46,023.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many staff were employed by the Brighton health authority in each of the following categories(a) medical, (b) nursing, (c) ancillary and (d) other support staffs.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe figures shown in the table are the most recent available.
NHS staff in post Brighton health authority At 30 September 1986 Whole time equivalents1 Medical and dental2 130 Nursing and midwifery3 2,340 Ancillary 760 Other support staff4 1,450 Total employed2 3 4,680 Source: DHSS. Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower. 1 Figures are independently rounded to nearest ten (10) whole-time Equivalents. 2 Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff. Excludes Consultants and senior registrars—these staff have their contracts with the regional health authority. 3 Includes agency staff. 4 Includes: professional and technical, works, maintenance, administrative and clerical, and ambulance staff.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide actual or projected figures of the level of revenue and capital expenditure by Brighton health authority, in each year from 1979 to 1994.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe finance of Brighton health authority is a matter for the South East Thames regional health authority. However, I understand that the table provides the latest information derived from the annual accounts of the Brighton health authority since its establishment on 1 April 1982.
Revenue expenditure Capital expenditure £000 £000 1982–83 45,102 1,598 1983–84 49,133 3,283 1984–85 52,162 2,113 1985–86 55,475 2,139 1986–87 59,102 3,030 Notes:
1. The figures for capital expenditure include sums in respect of 749W schemes within the district recorded in the annual accounts of the South East Thames regional health authority. Revenue and capital expenditure incurred by the latter authority for the region as a whole is excluded.
2. Prior to 1 April 1982 the authority's predecessor health district formed part of the East Sussex area health authority and district based figures were not collected centrally.
3. Prior to 1 April 1985 Brighton health authority had an associated family practitioner committee (FPC) and the authority's expenditure for the years before that date includes elements relating to the FPC's administrative expenses which are not separately identifiable.
Information on future expenditure by Brighton health authority is not available.