§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute psychiatric beds are available(a) in total and (b) per head of population in each health authority area. [41409]
§ Mr BowisThe information available centrally is shown in the table and provides the average daily number of available beds for short stay mental illness in 1993–94 and beds per 100,000 population by former English regional health authority.
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Average daily number of available beds—short stay mental illness—all ages—1993–94 Beds1 Beds per 100,000 Northern 1,467 47.28 Yorkshire 1,743 47.00 Trent 1,900 41.75 East Anglian 850 40.57 North West Thames 1,607 45.64 North East Thames 1,701 44.61 South East Thames 1,243 33.43 South West Thames 1,296 43.21 Wessex 1,153 36.56 Oxford 930 35.86 South Western 1,421 42.65 West Midlands 2,110 39.88
Average daily number of available beds—short stay mental illness—all ages—1993–94 Beds1 Beds per 100,000 Mersey 1,273 52.75 Northern Western 2,069 51.32 England 21,293 43.87 Note:
Trusts in the regions listed do not provide services exclusively for the populations of those regions. Overall figures for short stay psychiatric beds have remained stable since 1988.
Source:
1 DH KHO3 returns.