§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many new units specially built for the care of the younger chronic sick have been completed in the past year; and how many are now under construction;
(2) what is the total number of local authority and hospital board units for the care of the younger chronic sick now in use, and the total number accommodated therein.
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§ Dr. John DunwoodyThere are in National Health Service hospitals in England 26 such units of 10 or more beds, providing a total of 623 beds. Two of these units were opened in the past year and Boards hope that projects now under consideration will provide a further seven units within the next twelve months. Local authorities do not make special provision for the chronic sick as distinct from the physically or mentally disabled.