§ Sir D. Kaberryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pay beds are now left in the hospitals within the area of Leeds City Council, specifying the numbers in each separate hospital; what has been the total loss of pay beds since 1974; and what is the estimated loss to revenue consequent thereon.
§ Mr. MoyleThe current number of pay bed authorisations for the hospitals within the area of Leeds Area Health Authority—Teaching—which is coterminous with Leeds District Council, is as follows:
Hospital Pay bed authorisations Leeds General Infirmary Hospital for Women 58 58 Maternity Hospital, Leeds Wharfedale General 6 St. James University Hospital 6 Cookridge Hospital Killingbeck Hospital 1 Each hospital may admit private resident patients up to the number authorised, subject to an overall ceiling for the group as a whole of 58 at any one time. 19 pay bed authorisations have been withdrawn since 1974. Since the average daily occupancy of private patients in these hospitals was only 28.8 in 1976 it is not expected that there will be any loss of income.