§ Mr. Jack ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what management studies by outside consultants are planned by her Department to make recommendations
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Available bed days on acute wards in the four Thames regions and special health authorities, 1991–92 Wards open night and day (ie 24 hours) Wards open day only Total District Health Authority Bed days Daily average Bed days Daily average Bed days Daily average North West Thames Regional Health Authority 2,542,148 6,946 87,091 238 2,629,239 7,184 E01 North Bedfordshire 117,914 322 1,620 4 119,534 327 E02 South Bedfordshire 144,378 394 6,520 18 160,898 412 E04 East Hertfordshire 110,050 301 4,364 12 114,414 313 E05 North West Hertfordshire 135,842 371 0 0 135,842 371 E06 South West Hertfordshire 108,095 295 6,155 14 113,250 309 E07 Barnet 233,596 638 7,434 20 241,030 659 E08 Harrow 162,205 443 11,500 31 173,705 475 E09 Hillingdon 48,390 132 0 0 48,390 132 E10 Hounslow and Spelthorne 229,613 627 7,502 20 237,115 648 E11 Ealing 114,447 313 4,680 13 119,127 325 E14 Riverside 394,248 1,077 9,330 25 403,578 1,103 E17 Parkside 242,654 663 13,407 37 256,061 700 RAQ North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 151,481 414 4,160 11 155,641 425 RAR Mount Vernon Hospital NHS Trust 132,106 361 0 0 132,106 361 RAS The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 107,826 295 4,465 12 112,291 307 RAU Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust 109,303 299 6,954 19 116,257 318 on how administration costs can be saved and redirected to more effective provision of patient care within the national health service.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNone. It is the responsibility of health authorities and national health service trusts to ensure that administrative costs are kept to the minimum consistent with good management.