Hospital Beds (Hansard, 18 December 1997)

HC Deb 18 December 1997 vol 303 cc286-7W 286W

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the number of staffed acute beds in use for each of the last 10 years. [21404]

§ Mr. Win Griffiths
The information is given in the following table:

Average daily available acute beds in NHS hospitals in Wales¹

Number

1987–88 9,463

1988–89 9,376

1989–90 9,139

1990–91 9,056

1991–92 8,835

1992–93 8,659

1993–94 8,441

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Average daily available acute beds in NHS hospitals in Wales¹

Number

1994–95 8,479

1995–96 8,439

1996–97 8,619

¹ Excluding beds in psychiatric, maternity and geriatric specialties.

Average daily available acute beds in NHS hospitals in Wales¹
	Number
1987–88	9,463
1988–89	9,376
1989–90	9,139
1990–91	9,056
1991–92	8,835
1992–93	8,659
1993–94	8,441

Average daily available acute beds in NHS hospitals in Wales¹
	Number
1994–95	8,479
1995–96	8,439
1996–97	8,619
¹ Excluding beds in psychiatric, maternity and geriatric specialties.