HC Deb 02 February 1983 vol 36 c126W
Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultants in geriatrics and in mental illness in Suffolk specialise in psychogeriatrics.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

This information is not available centrally.

Mr. Weetch

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many geriatric beds there are in relation to population for the Suffolk district health authorities.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The latest available figures for the average number of available geriatric beds and the total populations for the two Suffolk districts in the East Anglian regional health authority are as follows:

Average available beds 1981 Population (OPCS 1981) 000's
Bury St. Edmunds Health District 335 217.4
Ipswich 544 306.4