§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many maternity beds in the West Cumbria health district were available for National Health Service use in each of the past 10 years;
(2) how many acute beds were available for National Health Service use at hospitals in West Cumbria for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe average daily number of available(a) maternity and (b) acute beds in the West Cumbria health district for each of the past 10 years is given in the table below:
Average Daily No. of Available Beds (a) Maternity (b) Acute 1972 81.0 351.3 1973 72.6 307.9 1974 75.9 342.3 1975 75.8 298.1 1976 76.0 306.9 1977 76.0 302.6 1978 76.0 351.7 1979 74.0 364.2 1980 64.2 296.2 1981 62.0 289.3
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were employed in the National Health Service in the West Cumbria health district for each of the past 10 years; and what were their categories of job description.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information readily available is as follows:
Non-medical staff (whole time equivalent) employed in the West Cumbrian Health District September 1980 September 1981 Nursing and Midwifery 1,119 1,142 Professional and Technical (excluding Works) 125 128 Professional Works 12 12 Maintenance (Building and Engineering) 47 47 Administrative and Clerical 189 182 Ancillary 450 444 Total non-medical manpower 1,942 1,955 The hon. Member may wish to contact the West Cumbria district health authority for any further information.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent estimates of cost per inpatient stay in the West Cumbria health district.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeCost per case is not collected on a district basis.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent figures for bed 404W occupancy of (a) medical and (b) surgical beds in each National Health Service facility in the West Cumbria health district.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe bed occupancy figures for 1981 for(a) medical and (b) surgical beds in the West Cumbria health district were as follows:
(a) medical (b) surgical per cent. per cent. West Cumberland hospital 64.4 69.6 Workington infirmary (3 beds only) 26.0 80.4
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many geriatric beds there are in relation to population for the West Cumbria health district; and if he will make a statement as to the relative level of provision as compared with other health districts in Cumbria.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe number of geriatric beds and the population served in the three health districts of the former Cumbria area health authority at December 1981 are shown in the table below. The levels of Local provision are for health authorities themselves to determine.
Number of Geriatric Beds Total Population Total population aged 65+ West Cumbria 162 136,300 19,500 East Cumbria 277 234,400 39,800 South-West Cumbria 171 106,000 17,400