§ 32. Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many additional high dependency and intensive care beds the NHS has acquired since 1 December 2000. [147361]
§ Mr. DenhamBed figures for additional high dependency and intensive care beds the national health service has acquired since 1 December 2000 are not available. The nearest available comparison is between 15 January 2000 and 1 December 2000.
This shows an increase in the total number of available fully staffed critical care beds (which includes both intensive care and high dependency beds) of 451 adult critical care beds over and above capacity for last winter.
The results are given in the table.
Critical care beds—1 December 2000 Number Eastern total 211 London total 647 North West total 411 Northern and Yorkshire total 443 South East total 341 South West total 227 Trent total 253 West Midlands total 280 England total 2,813 Beds above 15 January 2000 +451 Source:
1 December Bed Census