HC Deb 07 February 1968 vol 758 c186W
Mr. Bob Brown

asked the Minister of Health if he will state the average time of occupancy of hospital beds per patient in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the north Region hospitals compared with such figures for South-East England, the rest of England, England and Wales and the whole country.

Mr. K. Robinson:

The information for non-psychiatric departments is as follows:

Area Length of stay(days) 1966
Newcastle upon Tyne C.B … 11.6
Newcastle R.H.B. area … 14.9
South East England* … 16.1
Rest of England … 16.4
England and Wales … 16.2
United Kingdom … 16.2

NOTE:

*Includes the four Metropolitan, Oxford and Wessex Regional Hospital Board areas.