HC Deb 14 March 2001 vol 364 cc624-5W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) privately run and (b) local authority run care homes there were in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001 in north-west Lancashire. [153219]

Mr. Hutton

The tables show the number of private nursing homes, hospitals and clinics for the health authority of north-west Lancashire and residential care homes in the former local authority area of Lancashire (as details of these homes are not available for north-west Lancashire). Information is presented for the years 1997 to 2000 but is not yet available for 2001.

Table 1: Number of private nursing homes, hospitals and clinics in north-west Lancashire1, 1997 to 2000
Number
As at 31 March Total General nursing homes Mental nursing homes Hospitals and clinics
1997 81 62 16 3
1998 82 77 1 4
1999 76 59 12 5
2000 76 62 9 5
1 Information presented for the health authority area

Source:

RH(N) Form A 1998–2000, KO36 form 1997

Table 2: Number of residential care homes in Lancashire1 1997 to 2000
Number
As at 31 March Total number of homes Local authority staffed homes Independent homes2 Dual registered homes3
1997 1,118 106 889 123
1998 1,152 103 896 153
1999 1,182 93 926 163
2000 1,137 91 884 162
1 Details of residential care homes are presented for the local authority area of Lancashire. From 1998, owing to local government re-organisation, figures are presented for the unitary areas of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool and the re-organised county of Lancashire.
2 Consists of voluntary, private and small homes.
3 Homes that are registered to provide both residential and nursing care.

Source:

RA Form A