HC Deb 27 June 1985 vol 81 cc476-7W
Mr. Corbyn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the bed occupancy rate for each year since 1978 within the Islington district health authority for: (a) acute, (b) geriatric, (c) psychiatric and (d) maternity patients in each hospital.

Mr. John Patten

The available information is given in the tables. Bed occupancy figures are based on a midnight count and do not therefore reflect the use of beds by patients who do not stay overnight.

Average daily number of occupied beds as a percentage of average daily number of available beds
Hospital 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Whittington Hospital 90.5 94.2 94.5 94.3 94.5 89.9
Whittington Home¶ 75.8 62.4

NHS hospitals in Islington DHA*Mental illness beds
Average daily number of occupied beds a a percentage of average daily number of available beds
Hospital 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
City of London Maternity Home‡
Friern Hospital║ 95.1 94.4 93.1 91.6 87.3 90.3
Hornsey Central Hospital
Royal Northern Hospital
Southwood Hospital
Whittington Hospital 96.8 99.8 99.1 93.7 94.6 90.7
Whittington Home¶

NHS hospitals in Islington DHA*Maternity beds●
Average daily number of occupied beds as a percentage of average daily number of available beds
Hospital 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
City of London Maternity Home‡ 58.3 61.3 63.9 52.1 41.3 37.4
Friern Hospital≑
Hornsey Central Hospital
Royal Northern Hospital
Southwood Hospital
Whittington Hospital 55.1 71.1 70.9 79.0 73.5 70.7
Whittington Home¶
* Islington health district prior to 1.4.1982.
† "Acute" is defined as all specialties except geriatrics, younger disabled, GP maternity, obstetrics, mental handicap, and mental illness.
‡ Closed 20.3.1983.
║ Management responsibility passed from Islington HD to Hampstead DHA in 1982 but access to the hospital is shared by patients from Islington, Hampstead, Bloomsbury, and Haringey DHAs.
¶ Closed 4.10.1979.
● "Maternity" includes GP maternity and obstetrics.