§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the average nurse-patient ratio for all hospitals in England and Wales;
(2) what is the average doctor-patient ratio for all hospitals in England and Wales;
(3) what is the current nurse-patient ratio in psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales;
(4) what is the current doctor-patient ratio in psychiatric hospitals in England and Wales.
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§ Mr. MoyleThe information for England in 1976 is set out below:
Ratios of staff to patients¶ In-patients* Day patients† Out-patients‡ All Hospitals Doctors§ … … 1:11.2 1:17.4 1:1,643 Nurses§ … … 1:1.1 1:1.7 1:159.5 Psychiatric Hospitals║ Doctors§ … … 1:26.2 1:4.5 1:440.4 Nurses§ … … 1:1.7 1:0.3 1:29.0 * Based on average daily bed occupation during the year 1976. † Based on total number of day care attendances during the year 1976. ‡ Based on total out-patient attendances during the year 1976 (new and old patients). § Based on whole-time equivalent staff in post at 30th September 1976. ║ Based on provisional figures for staff in post. ¶ Individual patients may have been in more than one category during the year.