§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the information on bed numbers given in his answer of 1 July 1985, Official Report, column 49, so as to give data for 1985 and 1986 to date.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to the reply, 21 July 1986, c. 100]; The figures for closure of beds and for the provision of beds in new units for 1985 and 1986 are as follows. We do not hold figures centrally for the provision of new beds and services in non-National Health Service facilities or the numerous very small schemes which are responding to the "care in the community" initiative.
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a. Hospitals approved for complete closure—number of beds involved Regional Health Authority 1985 1986 (to end of September) Northern 66 272 Yorkshire 604 369 Trent 173 132 East Anglian 100 — North West Thames 176 601 North East Thames 64 — South East Thames 128 74 South West Thames 97 237
Regional Health Authority 1985 1986 (to end of September) Wessex 59 133 Oxford 185 — South Western 333 — West Midlands 268 — Mersey 34 — North Western 147 112 Special Health Authorities — — Notes:
1. Temporary closures are not included.
2. Dates on which closures are implemented are not recorded centrally.
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b. Partial hospital closures—number of beds approved for closure Regional Health Authority 1985 1986 (to end of September) Northern 10 19 Yorkshire 7 — Trent — 35 East Anglian 114 — North West Thames 188 — North East Thames 21 — South East Thames — — South West Thames 49 54 Wessex — — Oxford 24 — South Western 21 — West Midlands 47 — Mersey 32 — North Western — — Special Health Authorities — — Notes:
1. Temporary closures are not included.
2. Dates on which closures are implemented are not recorded centrally.
c. Number of beds provided in new capital schemes Regional Health Authority 1985 1986 (to end of July) Northern 200 — Yorkshire — 165 Trent 478 146 East Anglian 168 — North West Thames — 40 North East Thames 167 428 South East Thames 208 — South West Thames 32 — Wessex — — Oxford 43 70 South Western 78 — West Midlands 276 413 Mersey — — North Western 468 — Special Health Authorities 30 — — — Notes:
1. New schemes are those with a works cost in excess of £1 million.
2. Information on beds provided in minor schemes is not available centrally.