§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of orthopaedic beds were taken up with osteoporotic hip fracture patients in(a) Hull and the East Riding and (b) England and Wales, in the last two quarters for which figures are available. [57572]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation on the number of orthopaedic beds is not collected. Information on the average daily number of beds by broad ward classification is published annually for each national health service trust on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uld hospitalactivity. The latest available data are for 2000–01.