§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many beds will be provided at the Royal Liverpool Infirmary following the relocation of services from St. Paul's eye hospital and The Seamen's dispensary;
(2) how many hospital beds there are at present in St. Paul's eye hospital and The Seamen's dispensary, Liverpool.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply, 10 July 1987, c. 311]: I am sorry I cannot give the hon. Member the information he seeks in precisely the form requested. The latest information available centrally is given in the table. For current information the hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of the Liverpool health authority.
Average daily number of available beds and occupied beds during 1986 (provisional figures) Hospital/Clinic Available beds Occupied beds1 St. Paul's Eye 51.7 33.1 Seamen's Dispensary 2nil 2nil Liverpool Maternity 134.5 101.8 Mill Road Maternity 134.0 82.4 Liverpool Women's 59.0 43.4 1 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. 2 Out-patient facilities only.