§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the numbers of beds available to national health service patients within the Trent regional health authority.
§ Mr. DorrellThe table shows the number of average daily available beds by district health authority for the Trent region in 1989–90, and the corresponding number of inpatients treated. The latest available information is as follows:
Number of Beds 1989–90 Number of Patients treated 1989–90 Regional Total 24,554 698,776 North Derbyshire 1,574 37,345 South Derbyshire 2,700 61,608 Leicestershire 4,436 110,970 North Lincolnshire 1,413 36,600 South Lincolnshire 1,481 39,124 Bassetlaw 409 15,110 Central Nottinghamshire 1,484 43,221 Nottingham 3,334 117,018 Barnsley 1,111 32,908 Doncaster 1,657 47,926 Rotherham 1,129 38,380 Sheffield 3,828 118,566