§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the current bed occupancy at the Royal Liverpool hospital at the latest date.
§ Mr. John PattenDuring 1982, the latest period for which figures are available, 734 beds were occupied daily on average at the Royal Liverpool hospital representing 94·5 per cent. of available beds.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what savings to the Liverpool area health authority will be made through closing a ward at the Women's hospital, Liverpool.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI understand that Liverpool health authority is confident that it can maintain present levels of services to patients with fewer beds and that it expects the closure of one ward at the hospital to produce savings of the order of £100,000 in a full year.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated saving to the Liverpool area health authority by the reduction of beds at the St. Paul's eye hospital, Liverpool.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI understand that the health authority has satisfied itself that it can continue to provide present levels of service with fewer beds with a saving of the order of £70,000 in a full year. It is considering how it can best organise services within the hospital so as to maintain levels of service to all groups of patients.