HC Deb 14 February 1995 vol 254 c650W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the number of(a) acute bed closures and (b) long-stay bed closures in London since the publication of the Tomlinson report.

Mr. Malone

[holding answer 30 January 1995]:This information is not available centrally. However, analysis of published data on available beds suggests that the bed reductions in inner London as defined by Tomlinson, including special health authorities, between 1990–91 and 1993–94 were:

  • 1,399 for acute beds and
  • 900 for long-stay beds.