HC Deb 12 July 1988 vol 137 cc178-9W
Mr. Tim Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many geriatric beds there are per thousand population in each of the Oxford regional health authority districts.

Mrs. Currie

The information requested is given in the table.

Available beds per thousand population, geriatric sector, Oxford RHA, 1986
Health authority Average daily number of available beds Resident population1 all ages (thousands) Resident population1 65 and over (thousands) Beds per 1,000 population all ages Beds per 1,000 population 65 and over
East Berkshire 361.3 45.5 0.6 4.6
West Berkshire 310 445.0 53.6 0.7 5.8
Aylesbury 135 142.5 17.0 1.0 8.0
Wycombe 190 272.0 36.4 0.7 .5.2
Milton Keynes 84 162.0 14.0 0.5 6.0
Kettering 286 253.2 37.4 1.1 7.6
Northampton 298 301.3 41.2 1.0 7.2
Oxfordshire 312 540.0 69.5 0.6 4.5
Oxford RHA total 1,825 2,476.3 314.3 0.7 5.8
1 Mid year population estimate.