Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of hospital beds available in each of the past five years within the constituency of Norfolk, North-West.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation about hospital beds is collected centrally by district health authority, and is not available for individual parliamentary constituencies. The figures for West Norfolk and Wisbech health authority are given in the table.
Average daily available beds, and in-patient cases treated, West Norfolk and Wisbech district health authority, 1984 to 1988–89 Year Available beds In-patient cases treated In-patient cases treated per available bed 1984 841 19,703 23.4 1985 847 20,445 24.1 1986 838 20,382 24.3 1987–88 871 21,949 25.2 1988–89 876 22,462 25.6