HC Deb 28 July 1981 vol 9 c429W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give his best estimate of the cost per week for caring for a geriatric patient in a geriatric ward under the National Health Service; if he will give the number of beds and hospitals for such patients; and if he will give a breakdown of these figures by regional health authorities.

Region Number of hospitals (At 31 March 1980) Average Number of Beds Available Average Cost Per In-Patient Week

£

Northern 16 844 122
Yorkshire 28 2,192 141
Trent 22 2,070 149
East Anglia 14 1,176 140
North West Thames 19 1,008 160
North East Thames 15 1,263 159
South East Thames 18 1,450 149
South West Thames 13 1,365 168
Wessex 20 1,628 129
Oxford 10 824 182
South Western 35 2,477 155
West Midlands 32 3,213 158
Mersey 9 747 138
North Western 19 985 141
ENGLAND 270 21,242 150