HC Deb 26 March 1970 vol 798 c493W
Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state the number of geriatric beds in the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board's area for each of the past six years;

(2) if he will state the number of patients on the waiting list for geriatric beds in the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board's area for each of the past six years.

Mr. Crossman

Following are the figures at 31st December:

Year Staffed beds allocated Waiting list
1963 … … 5,318 1,335
1964 … … 5,338 1,652
1965 … … 5,197 1,489
1966 … … 5,249 1,163
1967 … … 5,264 1,136
1968 … … 5,261 984

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