§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out the most recent figures for bed occupancy of (a) surgical and (b) medical beds in each of the National Health Service's hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area.
§ Dr. VaughanThe average number of beds occupied daily in the medical and surgical specialties during 1980 was as follows. The average daily percentage occupancy is shown in brackets.
Hospital Medical Surgical St. Nicholas' 0.1 (100 per cent.) 20.8 (58.4 per cent.) Dreadnought 25.8 (63.9 per cent.) 46.0 (69 per cent.) Eltham and Mottingham hospital temporarily closed Queen Mary's 87.9 (86.3 per cent.) 160.6 (82.8 per cent.) Erith and District 0.2 (100 per cent) 9.6 (100 per cent.) Greenwich District 123.8 (77.8 per cent.) 178.8 (72.5 per cent.) Brook General 137.7 (78.9 per cent.) 186.4 (83.6 per cent.)
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent estimated annual running costs for each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area, together with the cost per in-patient day.
§ Dr. VaughanIn 1980–81, the total annual revenue expenditure and the cost per in-patient day at each hospital were as follows:
§ Dr. VaughanThe number of patients awaiting admission to the surgical specialties at each hospital at 31 December 1980 was as follows:
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Hospital Number on waiting list St. Nicholas' 119 Dreadnought 121 Eltham and Mottingham — Queen Mary's 1, 016 Erith and District 160 Greenwich District 1, 609 Brook General 629
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many acute beds were available for National Health Service use at each of the hospitals in the London borough of Greenwich in 1972 and at the latest available date.
§ Dr. VaughanInformation requested for 1972 is not readily available. The following table shows the average number of available acute beds in each of the hospitals within the London borough of Greenwich during 1971 and 1980.
Available acute beds Hospital 1971 1980 St. Nicholas' 288.8 35.7 Dreadnought 146.6 107.1 Eltham and Mottingham 31.9 Hospital temporarily closed Greenwich District* 342.8 405.6 Brook General 377.2 397.5 Goldie Leigh 76.0 Now mental handicap Memorial 28.0 Now geriatric *Including Miller Wing, now closed.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures for bed occupancy for each of the National Health Service hospitals in the Greenwich and Bexley area.
§ Dr. VaughanThe average number of beds occupied daily during 1980 was as follows:
Hospital Average daily occupied beds St. Nicholas' 80.9 Dreadnought 98.9 Eltham and Mottingham Hospital temporarily closed Queen Mary's 456.8 Erith and District 27.1 Greenwich District 523.2 Brook General 384.3 Memorial 91.9 Gables 4.3
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Regional Health Authority Allocation 1979–80 £000 Expenditure 1979–80 £000 Expenditure 1980–81 £000 Available in 1981–82 £000 Northern 42 42 — — Yorkshire 123 57 66 — Trent 112 23 89 — East Anglia 23 23 — — North-West Thames — — — — North-East Thames — — — — South-East Thames 73 73 — — South-West Thames 78 78 — — Wessex 25 25 — —
Hospital Average daily occupied beds British Hospital for Mothers and Babies 40.4 Bexley 939.1 Goldie Leigh 94.7