§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give for 31 December 1983 and for each health district, the total number of beds in private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics registered under section 3 of the Nursing Homes Act 1975 which contain operating theatres, the total number of state registered nurses working in those institutions and the appropriate whole-time equivalent figure and the total number of all nursing staff working in those institutions and the appropriate whole-time equivalent figure;
(2) if he will give for 31 December 1983 and for each health district, the total number of beds in private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics registered under section 3 of the Nursing Homes Act 1975, the total number of state registered nurses working in those institutions, and the appropriate whole time equivalent figure, and the total number of all nursing staff working in those institutions and the appropriate whole time equivalent figure.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1985, c. 327]: The available information is given in the table.
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Regional and District Health Authority All institutions Those with operating theatres Number of beds All nursing staff State Registered Nurse Number of beds All nursing Staff Number State Registered Nurse Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Nottingham 580 501 345.1 154 110.4 151 123 112.8 58 52.8 Doncaster 56 76 41.7 19 11.7 38 41 24.4 13 8.1 Rotherham 35 33 29.7 15 13.3 19 19 18.1 9 8.8 Sheffield 260 296 206.0 108 69.5 110 111 87.8 47 34.1 East Anglia RHA total 956 984 692.6 409 284.1 308 359 260.6 228 164.8 Cambridge 117 146 115.2 112 85.9 117 146 115.2 112 85.9 Peterborough 55 35 31.8 20 18.4 44 21 21.0 13 13.0 West Suffolk 157 140 94.1 37 26.2 31 45 27.0 15 10.0 East Suffolk 137 201 130.9 85 53.0 32 51 31.5 38 22.0 Norwich 330 340 240.3 112 75.2 76 67 49.1 39 28.9 Great Yarmouth and Waveney 49 31 20.0 8 5.8 0 0 .0 0 .0 West Norfolk and Wisbech 78 43 32.2 14 9.1 0 0 .0 0 .0 Huntingdon 33 48 28.1 21 10.5 8 29 16.8 11 5.0 North West Thames RHA Total 2,504 2,201 1,806.6 956 774.7 1,179 1,204 1,053.2 622 546.2 North Bedfordshire 114 135 87.2 58 36.0 30 53 30.5 26 14.5 South Bedfordshire 15 20 10.7 11 5.2 0 0 .0 0 .0 North Hertfordshire 158 166 127.9 64 45.2 30 50 39.8 28 22.1 East Hertfordshire 195 61 52.4 8 6.0 0 0 .0 0 .0 North West Hertfordshire 81 65 49.7 44 31.3 40 31 29.4 22 20.4 South West Hertfordshire 117 117 79.8 52 34.1 60 51 43.9 24 21.0 Barnet 379 331 288.9 143 120.1 226 207 188.1 93 84.0 Harrow 122 123 114.1 74 67.6 99 95 86.1 67 60.6 Hillingdon 132 151 122.0 33 24.5 132 151 122.0 33 24.5 Hounslow and Spelthome 136 168 100.9 43 22.2 6 16 6.4 12 4.0 Ealing 285 242 192.4 91 71.4 108 128 96.0 63 46.1 Brent 69 66 44.7 38 22.5 0 0 .0 0 .0 Paddington and North Kensington 45 51 38.0 27 21.0 17 26 15.0 13 8.0 Hammersmith and Fulham 339 161 161.0 98 98.0 263 161 161.0 98 98.0 Victoria 317 344 336.9 172 169.6 168 235 235.0 143 143.0 North East Thames RHA Total 2,988 2,874 2,503.4 1,420 1,274.5 1,580 1,745 1,644.8 1,088 1,031.5 Mid Essex 169 124 82.2 37 22.6 0 0 .0 0 .0 North East Essex 225 173 119.8 65 44.4 29 34 22.7 22 14.7 West Essex 143 150 122.4 86 68.4 82 112 99.7 63 57.5 Southend 224 228 169.7 88 66.8 36 35 31.0 22 18.2 Barking, Havering and Brentwood 179 184 145.8 72 59.2 84 111 90.6 60 50.0 Hampstead 273 182 159.2 62 57.3 61 54 44.3 26 22.9 Bloomsbury 1,237 1,308 1,286.2 836 823.5 1,203 1,295 1,273.2 827 814.5 City and Hackney 113 110 109.5 26 26.0 0 0 .0 0 .0 Enfield 161 169 121.1 71 51.9 30 54 43.0 41 32.1 Haringey 192 151 126.6 32 27.9 34 17 14.0 8 7.5 Redbridge 72 95 60.9 45 26.5 21 33 26.3 19 14.1 South East Thames RHA Total 5,601 4,921 3,588.1 1,578 1,143.2 796 896 762.2 418 357.5 Brighton 1,228 980 719.6 366 255.3 124 131 107.7 59 49.6 Eastbourne 1,001 840 613.6 235 162.4 49 51 47.0 23 20.0 Hastings 896 741 522.0 196 122.9 28 35 26.5 14 11.0 South East Kent 302 275 187.9 75 55.1 37 50 42.1 20 17.2 Canterbury and Thanet 495 383 286.6 110 87.4 60 71 68.5 31 28.5 Dartford and Gravesham 58 61 38.2 25 20.3 40 36 28.8 23 18.8 Maidstone 172 208 147.9 60 46.6 20 38 31.6 32 26.6 Medway 74 43 27.8 9 5.0 6 5 1.2 3 o7 Tunbridge Wells 627 553 410.3 192 146.9 256 235 191.9 97 81.9 Bexley 57 77 38.9 14 5.8 0 0 .0 0 .0 Greenwich 40 24 20.7 4 3.8 0 0 .0 0 .0 Bromley 445 501 363.0 181 133.7 66 106 87.4 39 33.3 West Lambeth 47 53 50.7 25 23.1 29 29 27.5 14 12.9 Camberwell 16 28 21.0 20 14.0 16 28 21.0 20 14.0 Lewisham and North Southwark 143 154 139.9 66 60.9 65 81 81.0 43 43.0 South West Thames RHA Total 4,454 4,299 2,854.0 1,348 913.5 687 765 610.3 381 305.6 North West Surrey 223 248 164.9 87 64.1 37 47 39.8 32 26.4 West Surrey and North East Hampshire 140 159 107.8 76 53.9 34 52 42.6 34 29.3 South West Surrey 602 604 447.8 182 135.0 222 249 187.8 94 71.2 Mid Surrey 85 94 65.4 38 25.8 0 0 .0 0 .0 East Surrey 337 306 192.7 123 78.4 38 37 22.5 24 14.5 Chichester 495 447 296.6 101 66.2 0 0 .0 0 .0 Mid Downs 403 453 262.1 113 66.1 0 0 .0 0 .0 106W107W
Regional and District Health Authority All institutions Those with operating theatres Number of beds All nursing staff State Registered Nurse Number of beds All nursing Staff Number State Registered Nurse Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Worthing 818 690 420.0 210 132.6 52 54 40.9 34 24.3 Croydon 419 327 206.6 90 53.0 0 0 .0 0 .0 Kingston and Esher 146 160 111.7 63 45.6 29 46 36.1 28 23.1 Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton 282 226 171.8 46 32.2 37 28 25.0 7 6.0 Merton and Sutton 504 585 406.6 219 160.6 238 252 215.6 128 110.8 Wessex RHA Total 3,146 3,310 2188.4 1174 781.0 376 461 3506 234 1781 East Dorset 1,096 1,183 825.3 432 304.1 117 120 92.3 67 51.9 West Dorset 138 161 109.2 63 45.3 32 26 24.4 16 14.4 Portsmouth and S.E. Hants 452 464 269.9 163 88.9 16 29 12.7 9 4.1 Southampton and S.W. Hants 315 340 181.7 118 66.5 29 32 26.6 16 11.4 Winchester 224 339 2217 125 82.9 103 161 121.6 79 59.1 Basingstoke and N. Hants 61 83 67.8 17 14.0 0 0 .0 0 .0 Salisbury 196 157 102.0 60 39.3 24 36 25.2 20 13.8 Swindon 93 78 51.0 24 14.3 0 0 .0 0 .0 Bath 447 394 277.8 138 98.9 55 57 47.8 27 23.4 Isle of Wight 124 111 82.0 34 26.8 0 0 .0 0 .0 Oxford RHA Total 2,048 1,920 1445.4 677 498.5 452 606 482.8 336 274.5 East Berkshire 389 382 284.2 184 134.2 133 152 123.0 89 70.7 West Berkshire 162 208 180.9 106 93.3 38 63 57.0 61 55.0 Aylesbury Vale 102 140 80.1 53 24.7 20 21 16.8 10 7.3 Wycombe 295 357 245.2 126 92.2 138 201 152.5 79 61.7 Milton Keynes 94 20 17.0 14 11.4 0 0 .0 0 .0 Northampton 616 393 340.0 66 48.9 63 70 53.0 43 34.4 Oxfordshire 390 420 2980 128 93.8 60 99 80.5 54 45.4 South Western RHA Total 3,478 3,350 2321.8 1153 801.3 386 516 408.1 291 231.9 Bristol and Weston 553 494 338.3 210 143.3 97 122 96.5 85 65.9 Frenchay 103 148 70.9 56 22.3 0 0 .0 0 .0 Southmead 208 173 115.2 52 32.0 0 0 .0 0 .0 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 455 508 373.3 152 116.0 122 143 120.0 55 46.0 Exeter 445 413 273.8 144 98.4 30 49 40.9 32 26.8 North Devon 175 126 98.7 27 22.9 0 0 .0 0 .0 Plymouth 396 369 255.6 104 75.4 32 45 35.8 22 19.4 Torbay 469 398 303.6 140 107.2 27 25 21.6 23 19.6 Cheltenham 289 361 263.5 131 97.4 30 58 43.9 36 28.5 Gloucester 166 154 95.3 52 31.5 20 29 17.4 10 6.6 Somerset 219 206 133.6 85 54.9 28 45 32.0 28 19.1 West Midlands RHA Total 2,531 2,635 1,840.9 862 606.2 578 686 545.2 340 267.1 Bromsgrove and Redditch 64 76 39.7 21 10.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Herefordshire 112 101 77.7 39 29.1 23 36 31.5 21 18.2 Kidderminster and District 101 65 42.6 20 92 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Worcester and District 418 441 3063 127 82.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Shropshire 91 119 74.9 56 34.6 32 49 37.0 28 22.2 Mid Staffordshire 198 175 122.3 33 25.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 North Staffordshire 108 161 108.0 54 42.0 32 65 54.0 32 28.0 South-East Staffordshire 91 100 67.9 35 25.9 23 15 9.9 8 4.5 Rugby 18 23 14.9 10 5.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 North Warwickshire 82 54 44.6 14 12.8 82 54 44.6 14 12.8 South Warwickshire 388 424 286.1 131 92.0 91 105 80.3 43 34.9 Central Birmingham 217 251 195.3 128 96.2 190 229 185.1 125 93.7 East Birmingham 86 88 62.9 16 11.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 North Birmingham 182 137 89.9 31 21.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 South Birmingham 78 67 52.1 19 15.2 14 15 9.5 3 2.3 West Birmingham 34 27 20.9 5 3.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Coventry 10 11 8.1 9 6.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Dudley 19 26 18.6 13 8.3 19 26 18.6 13 8.3 Sandwell 30 15 13.0 4 4.0 0 2 2.0 2 2.0 Solihull 84 101 74.0 43 30.3 38 39 32.4 23 18.4 Wolverhampton 120 173 121.1 54 41.1 34 51 40.3 28 21.8 Mersey RHA Total 2,135 1,932 1,336.5 615 425.5 316 411 303.5 165 129.9 Chester 81 97 72.1 45 36.4 30 50 38.6 28 22.9 Crewe 61 53 32.8 20 132 0 0 0 0 .0 Macclesfield 186 131 94.7 46 32.5 0 0 .0 0 .0 Liverpool Central 268 258 202.8 92 70.1 95 124 89.1 60 44.9 St. Helens and Knowsley 214 158 117.8 28 20.3 62 96 60.0 23 15.5 North Sefton 598 488 335.2 156 104.2 12 5 5.0 3 3.0 South Sefton 176 188 140.4 54 43.1 76 87 69.0 29 24.2 Wirral 551 559 340.7 174 105.7 41 49 41.8 22 19.4
Regional and District Health Authority All institutions Those with operating theatres Number of beds All nursing staff State Registered Nurse Number of beds All nursing Staff Number State Registered Nurse Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent North Western RHA Total 2,534 2,180 1,660.8 641 461.5 543 579 4604 263 200.9 Lancaster 80 68 54.1 15 12.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 310 237 182.9 54 43.3 44 35 32.9 16 14.9 Preston 124 121 104.7 32 26.1 124 121 1047 32 26.1 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 143 147 102.8 39 24.1 45 40 29.2 22 14.4 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 87 76 50.8 27 16.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 West Lancashire 18 34 27.9 12 8.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Chorley and South Ribble 255 63 54.9 14 13.0 20 26 18.7 10 9.0 Bolton 99 100 62.1 51 29.8 44 56 32.4 38 21.2 Bury 86 91 67.0 14 10.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 North Manchester 50 32 28.3 8 7.4 0 10 8.7 4 4.0 South Manchester 152 178 1384 75 59.6 93 111 98.1 51 45.6 Rochdale 178 160 113.4 45 37.6 3 8 7.7 4 3.7 Salford 56 44 35.3 18 16.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Stockport 746 660 527.8 186 133.2 170 172 128.0 86 62.0 Trafford 150 169 110.4 51 24.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 ENGLAND TOTAL 38,054 35,611 25,669.4 12,390 9,039.3 8,105 9,216 7,6748 4,855 4,083.8