Private Treatment (Hansard, 14 November 2001)

§ Mr. Steinberg
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many private beds were available in each of the last five years; [13602]
(2) how many private hospitals there were in each of the last five years. [13601]

§ Mr. Hutton
The table sets out the number of independent acute medical and surgical hospitals and beds in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001.

Hospitals Beds

1997 227 11.100

1998 229 10,852

1999 228 10,565

2000 225 9.980

2001 222 9,834

Source:
Laing's Healthcare Market Review 2001–2001, Laing and Buisson

§ Mr. Steinberg
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been admitted to NHS hospitals from non-NHS hospitals in the last five years. [13604]

§ Mr. Hutton
The table sets out the number of admissions from non-national health service run hospitals to NHS trusts in England, 1995–96 to 1999–2000.
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Year Admissions

1995–96 ¹21,160

1996–97 5,153

1997–98 7,050

1998–99 7,241

1999–2000 6,934

¹ A breakdown by type of non-NHS institution was not available prior to 1996–97, so the figure for 1995–96 is for total admissions to NHS trusts from non-NHS institutions, including, but not exclusively, hospitals.

Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health

	Hospitals	Beds
1997	227	11.100
1998	229	10,852
1999	228	10,565
2000	225	9.980
2001	222	9,834

Year	Admissions
1995–96	¹21,160
1996–97	5,153
1997–98	7,050
1998–99	7,241
1999–2000	6,934
¹ A breakdown by type of non-NHS institution was not available prior to 1996–97, so the figure for 1995–96 is for total admissions to NHS trusts from non-NHS institutions, including, but not exclusively, hospitals.