§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residential and nursing home beds were available in(a) Essex and (b) mid-Essex in March 1997; and how many were available at the latest date for which figures are available. [20913]
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§ Jacqui SmithInformation is not available for mid-Essex. The table shows the number of places in residential care homes and the number of registered beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics for Essex in 1997 and 2001.
Registered residential and nursing care beds in Essex1area in 1997 and 2001 At 31 March Residential home beds Nursing home beds 2,3 1997 10,296 4,588 2001 10,779 3,447 1 Information is presented for the area covered by the county of Essex prior to local government re-organisation on 1 April 1998. Figures for 2001 therefore include the new unitary authorities of Southend and Thurrock and the reduced county of Essex. For both years, nursing home figures are for the health authorities of North Essex and South Essex which make up the Essex area. 2 Registered beds in general and mental nursing homes, hospitals and clinics. 3 Information for 1997 relates to registered beds during the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997. Source:
Department of Health's annual returns