§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what facilities exist for the National Health Service to assist with maintenance of myoelectric hands bought privately by parents for young children.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisAt present we are unable to provide this facility for patients who are outside the scope of the trial being run by my Department. I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 19th June.—[Vol. 952, c.2–5.]
Regionl Country population served (thousands)* Average daily number of available beds Beds per 100,000 population Northern RHA … … 3,116.0 26,254 843 Yorkshire RHA … … 3,571.9 30,890 865 Trent RHA … … 4,508.8 32,187 714 East Anglian RHA … … 1,827.4 13,241 725 North-West Thames RHA … … 3,414.1 29,575 866 North-East Thames RHA … … 3,743.5 31,040 829 South-East Thames RHA … … 3,562.8 30,092 845 South-West Thames RHA … … 2,963.7 28,115 949 Wessex RHA … … 2,698.2 19,634 728 Oxford RHA … … 2,237.1 14,184 634 South-Western RHA … … 3,006.6 25,190 838 West Midlands RHA … … 5,154.3 37,310 724 Mersey RHA … … 2,475.7 22,964 928 North-Western RHA … … 4,071.2 31,681 778 England … … 46,351.3 375,926 811 Northern Ireland … … 1,537.3 17,119 1,114 Scotland … … 5,195.6 59,367 1,143 Wales … … 2,768.2 23,993 867 * Note: Population figures are provisional.