§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the number of long-stay geriatric beds provided by all district health authorities in England (a) per 1,000 population of pensionable age, (b) per 1,000 population aged 75 years and over, (c) per 1,000 population aged 85 years and over and (d) in total on 31 March for each year between 1976 and 1982 inclusive;
(2) what was the total number of hospital geriatric beds provided by all district health authorities in England (a) per 1,000 population of pensionable age, (b) per 1,000 population aged 75 plus years, (c) per 1,000 population aged 85 plus years and (d) in total on 31 March for each year between 1976 and 1982 inclusive.
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§ Mr. John PattenInformation held centrally does not distinguish between long and short-stay geriatric beds. The available information for calendar years is given in the table. It should be noted that over this period the number of inpatient discharges and deaths per available geriatric
NHS Hospitals in England—Average Daily Number of Available Geriatric Beds Year Available beds Available beds per population of pensionable age* Available beds per 1,000 population aged 75 and over Available beds per 1,000 population aged 85 and over 1976 55,749 6.9 22.9 121.5 1977 55,930 6.9 22.5 119.6 1978 55,986 6.9 21.9 117.0 1979 55,139 6.7 21.1 113.3 1980 54,947 6.6 20.4 109.8 1981 55,550 6.6 20–1 108.6 1982 55,646 6.6 19.7 105–5 * Males aged 65 and over, females aged 60 and over.