§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals in England have spinal injuries units; which regions they are in; how many patients they treat a year; what the cost was per patient; and how many beds there are in each unit.
§ Mr. SackvilleThere are eight spinal units located in the following regions: Northern; Yorkshire; Trent; North East Thames; Oxford; Wessex; West Midlands; and Mersey. The remaining information is not held centrally in the form requested. Reported activity levels are available for 1991–92 as shown in the table. The total cost of the service in that year was £22.3 million.
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Unit Finished consultant episodes Total bed days Hexham general hospital 227 10,239 Pinderfields hospital, Wakefield 383 11,580 Lodge Moor, Sheffield 1,373 18,617 Royal national orthopaedic hospital, Stanmore 125 6,432 Stoke Mandeville hospital, Aylesbury 683 32,213 Odstock hospital, Salisbury 268 13,351 R. James and A. Hunt hospital, Oswestry 317 14,128 Southport hospital N/a N/a TOTAL 3,376 106,560