Great Ormond Street Hospital

HC Deb 17 November 1982 vol 32 cc197-8W

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average daily number of beds occupied at Great Ormond Street hospital for 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1981; what is the actual number of staff for these years, and what is the ratio of staff to occupied beds for these years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The number of beds occupied is of course only one measure of activity. The fullest available information is as follows:

	*1962	1971	1980	1981
Occupancy and Throughput
Average Daily Bed Occupancy	274.7	256.6	220.9	238.7
Average Length of Stay (days)	12.8	10.9	9.0	9.1
Annual Number of Discharges	7,797	8,597	8,905	9,572
Annual Number of Day Cases	920	821	1,566	2,036
Staff Numbers: WTE
Medical and Dental	†	70.0	104.2	111.6
Nurses	†	630.0	815.8	838.7
Professional and Technical	†	174.0	194.0	202.8
Administrative and Clerical	†	192.0	213.9	220.7

	*1962	1971	1980	1981
Ancillary	†	448.9	343.4	349.0
TOTAL	†	1,514.9	1,671.3	1,722.8
Ratio of Staff to
(a) Beds	†	5.9	7.6	7.2
(b) Discharges and Day Cases	†	0.16	0.16	0.15

^* The figures for 1960 are not available.

^† Figures for 1960 to 1970 are not available.