§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for 1983 for each region and for England as a whole the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on a given date, by patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service; and if he will break down these figures into the category of (a) medical, (b) surgical, (c) pre-convalescent and post operative, (d) convalescent, (e) geriatric, (f) diseases of the chest, (g) maternity, (h) mental illness, (i) mental handicap, (j) rehabilitation, (k) terminal care and (l) others.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information requested is given in the tables.
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Patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in 1983 Specialty *Deaths and discharges † Beds occupied at 31 December England Medical 1,384 269 Surgical 9,010 105 Preconvalescent and post operative 565 18 Convalescent 5,978 172 Geriatric 957 787 Diseases of the chest 961 53 Maternity 560 7 Mental illness 441 99 Mental handicap 302 643 Rehabilitation 373 75 Terminal care 3,796 313 Others 174 315 Totals 24,501 2,856 Northern Regional Health Authority Medical — 1 Surgical 82 1 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 959 20 Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap 2 97 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — — Others 7 53 340W
Specialty *Deaths and discharges †Beds occupied at 31 December Totals 1,050 172 Yorkshire Regional Health Authority Medical 59 8 Surgical 356 5 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 401 22 Geriatric 291 58 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness 35 12 Mental handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 59 8 Others 1 14 Totals 1,202 127 Trent Regional Health Authority Medical 52 1 Surgical 232 — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 308 11 Geriatric — 1 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 410 19 Others — — Totals 1,002 32 East Anglian Regional Health Authority Medical 830 18 Surgical 2,320 16 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent — — Geriatric 40 15 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity 560 7 Mental illness 1 3 Mental handicap 1 35 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 58 4 Others — — Totals 3,810 98 North West Thames Regional Health Authority Medical — — Surgical 1,759 32 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 90 — Geriatric 4 — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap 215 89 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 19 1 Others 47 58 Totals 2,134 180 North East Thames Regional Health Authority Medical 30 97 Surgical — — Preconvalescent and post operative 95 — 341W
Specialty *Deaths and discharges †Beds occupied at 31 December Convalescent 1,326 20 Geriatric 24 104 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness 2 5 Mental handicap 1 47 Rehabilitation 198 20 Terminal care 862 87 Others 50 68 Totals 2,588 448 South East Thames Regional Health Authority Medical 1 1 Surgical — — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 979 30 Geriatric 13 40 Diseases of the chest 15 — Maternity — — Mental illness — 1 Mental handicap — — Rehabilitation 101 47 Terminal care 24 3 Others 4 24 Totals 1,137 146 South West Thames Regional Health Authority Medical 145 103 Surgical 738 4 Preconvalescent and post operative 470 18 Convalescent 178 1 Geriatric 50 131 Diseases of the chest 913 43 Maternity — — Mental illness 6 2 Mental handicap 3 60 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 207 23 Others 7 57 Totals 2,717 442 Wessex Regional Health Authority Medical 18 16 Surgical 116 — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 33 3 Geriatric 60 98 Diseases of the chest 3 2 Maternity — — Mental illness 4 6 Mental handicap — 7 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 1 3 Others 1 33 Totals 236 168 Oxford Regional Health Authority Medical — 7 Surgical — — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent — — Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness 46 31 Mental handicap — 2 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care — 1
Specialty *Deaths and discharges †Beds occupied at 31 December Others — — Totals 46 41 South Western Regional Health Authority Medical 248 17 Surgical 1,975 24 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 1,565 57 Geriatric 44 30 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap — — Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 75 15 Others 57 7 Totals 3,964 150 West Midlands Regional Health Authority Medical 1 — Surgical 1,432 23 Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent — — Geriatric — — Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap 3 19 Rehabilitation 74 8 Terminal care 1,007 59 Others — — Totals 2,517 109 Mersey Regional Health Authority Medical — — Surgical — — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent — — Geriatric 40 67 Diseases of the chest — — Maternity — — Mental illness — — Mental handicap 76 160 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 87 11 Others — — Totals 203 238 North Western Regional Health Authority Medical — — Surgical — — Preconvalescent and post operative — — Convalescent 139 8 Geriatric 391 243 Diseases of the chest 30 8 Maternity — — Mental illness 347 39 Mental handicap 1 127 Rehabilitation — — Terminal care 987 80 Others — — Totals 1,895 505 * Provisional figures. † Bed occupation at 31 December may not be typical of the year as a whole.