HC Deb 18 June 1990 vol 174 c403W
Mr. Favell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds were operational at Stepping Hill hospital, Stockport on(a) 1 June 1979 and (b) June 1989.

Mr. Dorrell

The number of available beds at Stepping Hill hospital, Stockport on 21 June 1979 and 1 June 1989 was 589 and 791 respectively.

Mr. Favell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) trained and (b) untrained nursing staff were employed at Stepping Hill hospital, Stockport on 1 June 1979 and 1 June 1989.

Mr. Dorrell

The number of trained and untrained nursing staff at Stepping Hill hospital, Stockport on 1 June 1989 was 432 and 116 respectively. Comparable figures for 1 June 1979 are not available centrally.