§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what change in the number of beds available for NHS treatment in Pilgrim Hospital, Boston there has been in each year since 1995. [148476]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation on the average daily number of beds is collected annually from each national health service trust. Information is not collected for individual hospital sites.
The number of available beds from 1995–96 to 1999–2000 for Pilgrim Health NHS Trust is shown in table 1. In April 2000, Pilgrim Health merged with two other NHS trusts to form United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Information on available beds for this trust is shown in table 2.
Table 1: average daily number of available beds in wards open overnight, Pilgrim Health NHS Trust, 1995–96 to 1999–2000 Year Total beds Change from previous year 1995–96 576 — 1996–97 575 -1 1997–98 587 12 1998–99 564 -23 1999–2000 586 22 Source:
Department of Health form KH03.
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Table 2: average daily number of available beds in wards open overnight. United Lincolnshire NHS Trust, 2000–01 to 2002–03 Year Total beds Change from previous year 2000–01 1,560 — 2001–02 1,575 15 2002–03 1,556 -19 Source:
Department of Health form KH03.