HC Deb 12 March 1976 vol 907 c353W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number of beds she plans to have made available for private medicine after 1976 in (a) Wirral Area Health Authority, (b) Liverpool Area Health Authority (Teaching), (c) Sefton Area Health Authority, (d) St. Helens and Knowsley Area Health Authority, and (e) Cheshire Area Health Authority.

Dr. Owen

A copy of my Department's consultation proposals for the phasing out of 1,000 beds is in the Library of the House and contains the following for the areas cited:

Proposed remaining number of pay beds
Wirral AHA 24
Liverpool AHA(T) 22
Sefton AHA 9
St. Helen's & Knowsley AHA 9
Cheshire AHA 53