§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each year since 1979 the numbers of(a) registered beds and (b) occupied beds in (i) registered private hospitals/clinics, (ii) registered private nursing homes and (iii) all registered establishments in Northern Ireland, showing separately those which were for (1) acute specialties, (2) mental illness, (3) people with learning difficulties, (4) people with physical disabilities, (5) maternity and (6) other purposes. [15457]
§ Sir John WheelerDetails of occupied beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics are not available centrally. The first table shows the number of available beds in private hospitals and clinics from 1991. These are the earliest dates for which the information is available centrally. These figures do not include bed availability for
Voluntary and private residential accommodation Mental illness Learning disability Voluntary Private Voluntary Private Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds 1979 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0 1980 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0 1981 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0 1982 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0 1983 0 0 69 69 9 7 0 0 1984 4 4 69 67 9 8 0 0 1985 4 3 69 63 9 8 0 0 1986 4 3 58 54 34 25 0 0 1987 4 4 59 42 33 33 12 12 1988–89 0 — 71 — 87 — 28 — 1989–90 0 — 75 — 127 — 138 — 1990–91 63 — 76 — 158 — 193 — 1991–92 75 — 113 — 251 — 124 — 1992–93 177 — 104 — 332 — 284 — 1993–94 261 — 125 — 419 — 308 — 1994–95 275 — 128 — 413 — 244 — 1995–96 259 — 96 — 432 — 250 — 306W acute specialties and maternity services provided by private hospitals and clinics, which are not collected centrally.
Physically disabled Others Voluntary Private Voluntary Private Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds 1979 69 25 0 0 1,802 1,473 0 0 1980 69 20 0 0 1,804 1,431 0 0 1981 71 21 0 0 1,838 1,441 0 0 1982 63 17 0 0 1,737 1,408 0 0 1983 63 16 0 0 1,706 1,407 0 0 1984 78 19 0 0 1,643 1,237 0 0 1985 78 15 0 0 1,512 1,223 0 0 1986 56 14 0 0 1,447 1,293 0 0 1987 56 13 0 0 1,399 1,229 0 0 1988–89 51 — 0 0 1,303 1151 0 0 The second table lists the number of available beds in voluntary and private residential accommodation since 1979 and the numbers of occupied beds in voluntary and private residential accommodation up to and including 1987, the last year for which central figures on occupied beds in this category were collected, other than in the case of children's homes.
Available beds in nursing homes and private hospitals and clinics Nursing Homes Private Hospitals/Clinics 1985 751 — 1986 1,072 — 1987 1,564 — 1988 2,450 — 1989 3,751 — 1990 5,269 — 1991 6,770 78 1992 7,103 78 1993 8,829 78 1994 8,837 78 1995 9,339 78 — not available centrally. Available beds are at 31 December each year up to and including 1991. Thereafter figures refer to the number of available beds at 31 March each year.
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Physically disabled Others Voluntary Private Voluntary Private Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds 1989–90 91 — 0 0 1,152 1148 0 0 1990–91 91 — 0 0 1,107 1142 0 0 1991–92 91 — 0 0 919 1145 0 0 1992–93 83 — 0 0 1,118 1130 0 0 1993–94 79 — 0 0 1,052 1132 0 0 1994–95 62 — 0 0 1,111 1125 0 0 1995–96 62 — 0 0 1,089 1111 0 0 Note: 1 From 1988–89 occupancy figures are only available centrally for children's homes. Information for 1995–96 is provisional. The "Other" category comprises voluntary and private residential accommodation for the elderly, and voluntary children's homes. Figures are at 31 December each year up to and including 1987. Thereafter figures refer to the average available beds during the year except for children's homes which reflect the position at 31 March each year.