HC Deb 27 November 1995 vol 267 cc519-20W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those trusts with registered nursing homes indicating the numbers registered in each of the last four years.. [2777]

Mr. Bowis

This information is not available centrally.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department maintains on the number of people moving between residential and nursing homes. [2783]

Mr. Bowis

None.

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many jointly registered residential and nursing homes there have been in each region in each of the last five years.. [2420]

Mr. Bowis

[holding answer 24 November 1995]: Information as recorded by local authorities on the number of residential homes registered under the terms of the Registered Homes Act 1984 for the provision of nursing care as well as residential care is shown in the table.

Dual registered residential care homes
Numbers
Year ending 31 March
Regional health authority 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
England 446 519 602 745 880
Northern 19 25 29 46 49
Yorkshire 32 33 41 59 80
Trent 24 31 42 56 73
East Anglian 5 7 10 19 37
North-West Thames 18 19 18 25 21
North-East Thames 18 19 23 31 29
South-East Thames 40 44 45 53 55
South-West Thames 59 66 71 78 83
Wessex 46 65 72 86 95
Oxford 25 28 31 32 34
South Western 49 64 88 103 135
West Midlands 40 44 52 61 64
Mersey 35 36 33 32 34
North Western 36 38 47 64 91