§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present number of geriatric beds in the Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley area health authority districts, respectively; how many person are on the waiting lists in each of those areas; and what help he is giving to ensure that sufficient geriatric beds are provided.
§ Sir George YoungOn 30 June 1979 the position was as follows:
Staffed geriatric beds in use Person waiting Doncaster AHA 296 None Rotherham AHA 280 16 Barnsley AHA 246 None The Government have reaffirmed the priority given to the development of geriatric services. Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley AAHs all plan additional geriatric beds to take account of future increases in the elderly population.