HC Deb 12 April 1988 vol 131 c114W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of private patients using pay beds in the Nottingham district health authority on the latest available date, and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie

The information requested is given in the table.

Private patients using pay beds in the Nottingham District Health Authority 1979 to 1986
Year Average daily occupied beds2 In-patient cases treated
1979 14.4 1,210
1980 15.5 1,359
1981 15.5 1,405
1982 14.9 1,400
1983 10.9 1,033
19841 3.2 312
1985 3.7 285
1986 3.6 259

1 The reduction results from the following:

  1. (a) the closure of Nottingham general hospital pay bed wing during 1984.
  2. (b) the withdrawal of authorisation from Nottingham eye hospital and Nottingham hospital for women.

2 Excludes occupation of authorised pay beds by NHS patients.