§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each year since 1975 and for
Numbers of pay beds Region 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Northern 169 169 117 75 56 56 78 103 Yorkshire 302 302 239 182 140 140 154 182 Trent 247 247 204 150 130 130 150 135 East Anglian 156 156 126 95 90 90 94 106 North West Thames 461 461 353 344 339 339 352 292 North East Thames 410 410 299 284 278 278 286 398 South East Thames 433 433 319 285 263 263 302 331 South West Thames 247 247 178 159 156 156 168 180 Wessex 187 187 146 120 99 99 106 117 Oxford 215 215 184 170 164 164 180 179 South Western 202 202 152 101 78 78 82 102 West Midlands 394 394 304 225 181 181 217 256 Mersey 164 164 126 82 67 67 92 123 North Western 336 336 272 203 170 170 214 242 Boards of Governors/Special Health Authorities 227 227 194 191 191 191 202 183 Totals 4,150 4,150 3,213 2,666 2,402 2,402 2,677 2,929 Notes:
1. Figures are for 31 December each year.
2. The reductions in some regions during 1982 reflect the restructuring of the NHS and hospital closures.
3. The figures for 1981 and 1982 include 140 and 182 beds respectively for emergency admissions only.
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Numbers of patients using pay beds Region 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Northern 2,658 2,551 2,165 2,287 2,812 2,901 3,704 Yorkshire 6,644 5,997 5,957 5,524 5,606 6,229 6,049 Trent 5,849 5,367 5,050 5,088 4,795 5,065 4,584 East Anglian 3,144 3,041 3,132 3,323 3,401 3,923 4,425 North West Thames 12,844 12,999 12,716 12,123 11,699 12,395 12,357 North East Thames 9,452 9,622 9,183 9,213 9,229 9,787 9,441 South East Thames 10,225 10,059 10,322 9,926 10,087 11,107 10,925 South West Thames 5,686 5,716 5,625 5,866 5,545 5,819 6,156 Wessex 4,539 4,087 3,851 4,147 4,462 4,947 5,306 Oxford 5,529 5,504 5,648 5,922 6,110 6,587 5,412 South Western 3,814 3,192 3,047 3,007 2,962 3,352 2,687 West Midlands 8,681 8,303 8,023 8,117 7,356 8,011 7,876 Mersey 2,929 2,432 2,180 2,429 2,333 2,770 3,156 North Western 9,025 8,958 9,186 8,889 8,313 9,293 9,203 each region, the number of pay beds in National Health Service hospitals and the number of private patients treated in them.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information is as follows:
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Region 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Boards of Governors/Special Health Authorities 5,269 5,903 6,517 6,381 6,418 6,379 5,653 Totals 96,288 93,731 92,602 92,242 91,128 98,565 96,934 Notes:
1. Figures represent deaths and discharges during each year.
2. Details of the number of patients in 1982 are not yet available.