HC Deb 06 March 1996 vol 273 c286W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of casualty departments by region in each of the five years up to 1993–94. [18072]

Mr. Horam

The latest available figures are shown in the table. Information is collected on the basis of trusts and directly managed units with accident and emergency services. Some trusts include more than one hospital each with its own accident and emergency department.

Figures for 1989–90 and 1990–91 are not available centrally.

Trusts and directly managed units1 with accident and emergency department2 by region in England
Region 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
Northern 20 19 16
Yorkshire 18 17 17
Trent 15 18 14
East Anglian 10 9 10
North-west Thames 17 13 15
North-east Thames 17 16 16
South-east Thames 17 15 16
South-west Thames 15 14 15
Wessex 15 14 12
Oxford 11 8 10
South Western 15 12 15
West Midlands 26 27 27
Mersey 12 11 12
North Western 26 29 20
SHAs 4 4 3
Total 238 226 228

Notes:

1 A trust or directly managed unit may consist of a number of hospitals each with its own accident and emergency department.

2 With medical staff on site and where the intention is to open 168 hours per week.

Source:

KHO3 returns.

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