Accident and Emergency Departments

HC Deb 22 January 1997 vol 288 cc666-7W

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of accident and emergency departments by region. [11675]

Mr. Horam

The number of national health service trusts, special health authorities and directly managed units with large accident and emergency departments in 1995–96 is given by region in the table.

	Number
Northern and Yorkshire	30
Trent	16
Anglia and Oxford	21
North Thames	31
South Thames	30
South and West	25
West Midlands	25
North West	33
England	211

Source:

The NHS Performance Guide 1995–96.