§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many public and private beds there(a) were in 1985, (b) were in 1990 and (c) are currently in the Leeds general infirmary, St. James hospital and in the Leeds Healthcare region as a whole. [18343]
§ Mr. HoramThe information available centrally is shown in the tables. Organisational changes that have taken place over the 10-year period mean that data are not directly comparable.
Average daily number of NHS beds, wards open night and day United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust St. James's University Hospital NHS Trust Leeds District Health Authority 1985 1,232 1,379 5,717 1990–91 1,223 1,369 4,478 1994–95 1,492 1,117 4,078 Source: DH SH3 returns (1985); KHO3 returns (1990–91 and 1994–95).
Amenity Beds (private beds) United Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust St. James's University Hospital NHS Trust Leeds District Health Authority 1985 11 0 16 1990–91 n/a n/a 4 1994–95 n/a n/a n/a Source: DH SH3 returns (1985): KHO2 returns (1990–91).
Information on numbers of amenity beds ceased to be collected centrally from 1 April 1991 when the power of authorisation for private beds was delegated to health authorities and trusts.
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