Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the different categories of hospital beds there are at present; and how many there were for the equivalent categories 10 years ago.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe earliest year for which this information is available is 1980.
Average daily number of available beds Category 1980 1988–89 All specialties 17,064 14,686 Acute 7,168 6,017 Obstetrics 732 702 Geriatric medicine 2,528 2,564 Mental illness 4,779 3,900 Mental handicap 1,533 1,345 General practitioner beds 324 158