§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many beds were available for patients during the years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87, in Dryburn hospital, Durham, Sunderland district general hospital, Sunderland Royal infirmary, Hartlepool district general hospital, Ryhope general hospital, the County hospital, Durham, Cherry Knowle, Ryhope and Winterton hospital, Sellafield.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is given in the table.
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Average daily number of available beds, 1984–1986 Year Health authority and hospital 1984 1985 1986 Durham Dryburn hospital 420 427 433 County hospital 60 60 60 Hartlepool Hartlepool general hospital 449 446 449 South West Durham Winterton hospital 952 945 938 Sunderland Royal infirmary 253 247 254 Sunderland district general hospital 708 701 710
Average available beds in National Health Service hospitals Year Specialty or specialty group and county 1978 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 General medicine1 Devon 439 460 484 463 471 454 Somerset 177 165 159 148 173 166 General surgery Devon 539 569 538 505 494 513 Somerset 172 151 172 158 157 158 Other acute specialties Devon 2,126 2,100 2,105 2,122 2,114 2,129 Somerset 670 716 719 748 707 725 Geriatric Devon 1,357 1,374 1,361 1,342 1,349 1,351 Somerset 515 513 508 511 506 479 Maternity specialties Devon 352 345 345 344 342 330 Somerset 137 134 135 135 120 129 Mental illness specialties Devon 1,697 1,423 1,427 1,306 1,319 1,180 Somerset 1,271 1,120 1,108 1,103 1,076 1,055 Mental handicap Devon 1,303 1,226 1,179 994 808 748 Somerset 553 523 513 497 454 384 Units for the younger disabled Devon 50 56 56 56 54 53 Somerset 26 26 26 26 26 26 All specialties Devon 7,863 7,553 7,495 7,130 6,951 6,755 Somerset 3,520 3,347 3,339 3,326 3,219 3,121 1 Figures for 1978 are not comparable with those for later years, due to a change of specialty definitions in 1979. Note: For the county of Devon figures for Exeter, North Devon, Plymouth and Torbay DHAs have been used. (Devon AHA figures used for the 1978 figures). As regards Somerset, figures for Somerset DHA (Somerset AHA for 1978) have been used.
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Nursing and midwifery staff in post-Devon and Somerset counties 30 September Whole time equivalent1 Devon1 Somerset2 1978 7,400 2,890 1982 8,530 3,190 1983 8,630 3,220
Year Health authority and hospital 1984 1985 1986 Ryhope general hospital 427 396 362 Cherry Knowle hospital 663 672 680
§ Sir Peter EmeryTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for the year 1978 and for each of the last five years the total number of hospital beds for each of the following services(a) general medical, (b) general surgical, (c) non-psychiatric acute, (d) geriatric, (e) maternity, (f) mental illness, (g) mentally handicapped and (h) young chronic sick; and what is the total of these and the number of nurses employed in the counties of Devon and Somerset.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is given in the tables.
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Whole time equivalent1 Devon2 Somerset2 1984 8,490 3,230 1985 8,870 3,270 1986 9,010 3,270 Source: DHSS annual census of NHS non-medical manpower 1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalents. 2 Figures for 1978 relate to the Devon and Somerset area health authorities respectively. Figures for 1982–86 are as follows:
Devon county comprises the sum of the North Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Exeter district health authorities.
Somerset county comprises Somerset district health authority.