§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for 1979 and for the latest available year the total figures showing the change in the number of beds in the areas covered by the following health authorities: North West Thames, South West Thames, North East Thames, South East Thames, Basingstoke, Winchester, Portsmouth, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury, Wycombe, East Berkshire, West Berkshire and Oxfordshire; and if he will also give the totals for acute bed changes.
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§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 16 June 1988]The available information is given in the table.
Average daily number of available beds All Specialties Acute Specialties Region/District Health Authority 1979 1986 Percentage change 1979 1986 Percentage change North West Thames1 27,904.5 22,904.7 -17.9 11,287.9 8,602.3 -23.8 North East Thames1 29,442.8 25,982.0 -11.8 13,500.6 11,732.2 -13.1 South East Thames1 28,407.9 23,095.6 -18.7 12,082.8 10,096.8 -16.4 South West Thames1 26,242.0 21,141.4 -19.4 8,347.5 6,831.6 -18.2 Basingstoke and North Hampshire 1,633.7 1,414.9 -13.4 487.8 501.3 2.8 Winchester 920.9 842.8 -8.5 413.1 376.3 -8.9 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 3,057.5 2,656.6 -13.1 1,142.2 1,088.2 -4.7 Southampton and South West Hampshire 3,112.4 2,859.6 -8.1 1,369.7 1,315.4 -4.0 Isle of Wight 946.0 683.8 -27.7 310.6 298.0 -4.1 Milton Keynes2 — 470.3 — — 273.5 — Ayle1bury Vale 1,872.1 1,421.6 — 628.6 572.7 — Wycombe 777.7 739.9 -4.9 474.6 432.8 -8.8 East Berkshire 1,773.3 1,537.1 -13.3 948.5 771.5 -18.7 West Berkshire 2,987.4 2,335.6 -21.8 1,029.3 916.3 -11.0 Oxfordshire 3,288.4 2,951.0 -10.3 1,649.8 1,624.8 -1.5 1 Data for 1979 and 1986 is not comparable due to NHS restructuring in April 1982 2 Milton Keynes is included in Aylesbury Vale for 1979