HC Deb 20 April 1988 vol 131 cc465-6W
Mr. Bernie Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of hospital beds available in the Haringey health authority area on the latest available date, and for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie

The requested information is given in the table.

Average Daily Number of Available Beds, Haringey District Health Authority1. 1979–1986
Year Average daily number of available beds
1979 1,236
1980 1,122
1981 1,143
1982 1,157
1983 1,109
1984 1,028
1985 986
1986 1,072
1 Haringey district prior to 1982.

Mr. Bernie Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of people on hospital waiting lists in the Haringey health authority area on the latest available date; and what are corresponding figures for each year since 1979.

Mr. Newton

The requested information is given in the table.

Number of patients on in-patient waiting list at 31 March, Haringey District Health Authority1, 1979–87.
Year Total cases
1979 2,063
1980 1,721
1981 1,602
1982 1,710
1983 1,456
1984 1,108
1985 1,208
1986 1,225
1987 1,004
1 Haringey district prior to 1982.