§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list, for 1992–93, by regional health authority(a) the average daily number of beds available and (b) new accident and emergency cases during the year;
NHS hospitals and trusts, England 1992–93 Average number of daily available beds Average number of daily available beds per 1,000 population New accident and emergency cases New accident and emergency cases per 1,000 population England total1 231,363 4.8 10,993,202 227.2 Northern 18,704 6.0 712,704 230.0 Yorkshire 18,583 5.0 851,205 230.2 Trent 20,869 4.4 926,631 195.3 East Anglian 9,944 4.8 338,875 162.2 North West Thames 16,307 4.5 771,198 214.6 North East Thames 18,348 4.8 964,819 254.0 South East Thames 15,273 4.1 918,914 247.5 South West Thames 15,287 5.0 617,496 202.9 Wessex 13,232 4.4 564,475 188.6 Oxford 9,313 3.6 453,362 175.6 South Western 15,851 4.8 663,641 200.1 West Midlands 23,445 4.4 1,333,724 252.7 Mersey 11,552 4.8 702,597 291.2 North Western 22,150 5.5 1,086,088 270.3 1Figure includes special health authorities.