§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of hospices and Macmillan services in each region; and what information she has on the number of hospices in each European country. [15083]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the tables.
Table 1: In-patient palliative care units and Macmillan services by region, England (January 1995) Region In-patient units Macmillan Services Anglia and Oxford 20 61 Northern and Yorkshire 26 83 North Thames 19 79 South Thames 25 54 North West 27 86 South and West 27 61 West Midlands 11 52 Trent 10 57 Total 165 533 Sources:
St. Christopher's Hospice Information Service and Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund (for Macmillan services).
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Table 2: Palliative Care Services (Including Day and Home Care) by European Country (October 1994)
(NB. These figures are approximate)
Country Palliative Care Services Austria 4 Belgium 20 Bulgaria 1 Croatia 1 Cyprus 1 Czech Republic 7 Denmark 1 Finland 4 France 32 Germany 35 Gibraltar 1 Greece 2
Table 2: Palliative Care Services (Including Day and Home Care) by European Country (October 1994)
(NB. These figures are approximate)
Country Palliative Care Services Hungary 2 Iceland 1 Italy 169 Lithuania 1 Luxembourg 1 Malta 1 Netherlands 5 Norway 4 Poland 30 Portugal 2 Romania 3 Russia 12 Spain 60 Sweden 10 Switzerland 7 Total 417 Source:
St. Christopher's Hospice Information Service.