§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 16 November 2001,Official Report, column 940W, on intermediate care, if he will publish the results of the survey showing the (a) current and (b) base line figures for each NHS region, health authority and trust and the methodology used. [32698]
§ Jacqui SmithThe survey of national health service intermediate care in England validated the 1999–2000 baseline and established current levels of provision using the defining criteria in the January 2001 circular (Health Service Circular 2001/01:Local Authority Circular (2001)1). In August 2001, local health and social care communities were asked to provide data for intermediate care services in place in 1999–2000, and those planned at that time for 2001–02, to enable progress in achieving the NHS Plan targets for intermediate care beds and places to be measured.
The results of the survey show that by the end of this year there will be, compared to the baseline of 1999–2000, around an additional:
- 2,400 intermediate care beds
- 6,200 non-residential intermediate care places
- 126,000 people in receipt of intermediate care services.
The full results of the survey, giving data by region and by health authority, are in the Library. Data by individual trust were not collected.