HC Deb 14 January 1987 vol 108 cc206-10W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for 1985 for each region and for England as a whole the number of deaths and discharges among, and the number of beds occupied on 31 December by, patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service; and if he will break down these figures into the categories 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. Jackson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many National Health Service in-patients received treatment in private hospitals in the last year for which figures are available.

Mrs. Currie

[pursuant to her reply, 24 November 1986, c. 129–130]: The information is given in the table.

Patients receiving treatment under contractual arrangements with institutions outside the National Health Service in 1985
Specialty Deaths and discharges Average daily bed occupation
England
Medical 1,568 68.6
Surgical 10,350 198.1
Pre-convalescent and post-operative 195 11.3
Convalescent 6,279 255.4
Geriatric 999 736.0
Diseases of the chest 1,129 58.7
Maternity 614 9.6
Mental illness 651 244.4
Mental handicap 452 626.3
Rehabilitation 372 71.3
Terminal care 4,645 352.1
Others 594 466.7
Totals 27,848 3,098.5
Northern Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 1,130 47.2
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap 3 92.1
Rehabilitation
Terminal care
Others 45 56.5
Totals 1,178 195.8
Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
Medical 38 2.8
Surgical 231 7.6
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 546 18.0
Geriatric 227 59.5
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness 58 13.7
Mental handicap 140 2.5
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 56 6.0
Others 1 7.9
Totals 1,297 118.0
Trent Regional Health Authority
Medical 1.0
Surgical 1 0.0
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 293 10.5
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness 1 1.7
Mental handicap 1 1.0
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 463 23.0
Others 1.9
Totals 759 39.1
East Anglian Regional Health Authority
Medical 992 16.7
Surgical 2,509 35.2

Specialty Deaths and discharges Average daily bed occupation
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent
Geriatric 127 15.3
Diseases of the chest
Maternity 614 9.6
Mental illness 2 2.4
Mental handicap 4 30.0
Rehabilitation 1 0.1
Terminal care 98 6.3
Others 17 0.0
Totals 4,364 115.6
North West Thames Regional Health Authority
Medical 2 4.1
Surgical 2,265 44.1
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 118 3.3
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness 1.0
Mental handicap 261 88.9
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 89 5.2
Others 71 62.2
Totals 2,806 208.8
North East Thames Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 1,411 69.3
Geriatric 43 123.6
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness 17 13.1
Mental handicap 1 67.8
Rehabilitation 227 24.0
Terminal care 644 57.0
Others 157 86.0
Totals 2,500 440.8
South East Thames Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 984 14.0
Geriatric 28 32.6
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap 5.0
Rehabilitation 90 37.7
Terminal care 35 2.5
Others 12 24.7
Totals 1,149 116.5
South West Thames Regional Health Authority
Medical 193 25.0
Surgical 610 27.1
Pre-convalescent and post-operative 195 11.3
Convalescent 54 21.8
Geriatric 90 104.6
Diseases of the chest 1,079 53.6
Maternity
Mental illness 6 30.3
Mental handicap 41.0

Specialty Deaths and discharges Average daily bed occupation
Rehabilitation 2 0.5
Terminal care 215 59.2
Others 85 146.5
Totals 2,529 520.9
Wessex Regional Health Authority
Medical 2 5.4
Surgical 188 2.8
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 48 3.7
Geriatric 62 96.8
Diseases of the chest 27 1.4
Maternity
Mental illness 3 4.4
Mental handicap 8.0
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 2.0
Others 6 50.2
Totals 336 174.7
Oxford Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness 37 69.8
Mental handicap 1.0
Rehabilitation
Terminal care
Others 9.8
Totals 37 80.6
South Western Regional Health Authority
Medical 341 13.6
Surgical 2,144 39.7
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 1,533 55.0
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 224 15.5
Others 177 11.3
Totals 4,419 135.1
West Midlands Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical 1,838 31.4
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap 23.0
Rehabilitation 52 9.0
Terminal care 1,461 73.5
Others
Totals 3,351 136.9

Specialty Deaths and discharges Average daily bed occupation
Mersey Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent
Geriatric 49 88.4
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap 35 148.9
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 88 13.0
Others
Totals 172 250.3
North Western Regional Health Authority
Medical
Surgical 564 10.2
Pre-convalescent and post-operative
Convalescent 120 11.1
Geriatric 373 215.2
Diseases of the chest 23 3.7
Maternity
Mental illness 527 108.0
Mental handicap 7 117.1
Rehabilitation
Terminal care 1,272 88.9
Others 23 9.7
Totals 2,909 563.9
Special Health Authorities
Medical
Surgical
Pre-convalescnt and post-operative
Convalescent 42 1.5
Geriatric
Diseases of the chest
Maternity
Mental illness
Mental handicap
Rehabilitation
Terminal care
Others
Totals 42 1.5