§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many intensive therapy units are in operation in each NHS region in England(a) in absolute numbers and (b) per head of population by region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is shown in the table.
Region Number of intensive therapy units (ITU's)1 Population2 per ITU Northern and Yorkshire 26 252,303 North West 30 219,673 Trent 16 294,031 West Midlands 20 260,960 Anglia/Oxford 13 355,607 North Thames 27 270,425 South Thames 13 510,530 South Western 24 246,625 1 The number of intensive therapy units does not reflect accurately the level of provision as the number of beds in each unit varies considerably. 2 Population figures based on 1990 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys data.