§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision is being made to provide community facilities for the mentally ill and handicapped.
§ Mr. FreemanIt is for health authorities and social services authorities to collaborate to provide, within reasonable resources, community facilities for mentally ill
Average daily available beds, wards open overnight, NHS hospitals, 1979 to 1988–89 Health Authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89 Hull 2,145 2,128 2,024 1,955 1,948 1,935 1,934 1,862 1,827 1,791 East Yorkshire 2,184 2,113 2,004 1,934 1,951 1,904 1,871 1,676 1,455 1,384 Grimsby 797 800 806 800 807 800 957 970 914 854 Scunthorpe 993 983 962 936 931 913 933 921 859 834 Northallerton 437 448 448 444 413 406 404 405 408 390 York 2,985 2,959 2,933 2,847 2,548 2,473 2,377 2,278 2,066 1,858 Scarborough 689 701 674 688 694 682 676 650 621 606 Harrogate 995 927 954 959 1,142 1,068 1,027 955 910 860 Bradford 2,721 2,719 2,724 2,711 2,680 2,621 2,510 2,480 2,330 2,197 Airedale 1,528 1,533 1,501 1,464 1,402 1,376 1,353 1,312 1,250 1,223 Calderdale 1,370 1,385 1,344 1,357 1,302 1,258 1,228 1,214 1,144 1,106 Huddersfield 2,625 2,389 2,391 2,391 2,321 2,235 2,059 1,903 1,693 1,540 Dewsbury 777 778 785 756 761 752 736 733 708 632 Leeds Western —1 —1 —1 3,327 3,218 3,172 3,156 2,969 2,809 2,723 Leeds Eastern —1 —1 —1 2,734 2,726 2,698 2,561 2,495 2,404 2,256 Wakefield 2,607 2,505 2,473 2,321 2,309 2,273 2,128 1,974 1,810 1,723 Pontefract 854 848 873 865 883 904 885 881 827 788 Barnsley 962 1,013 1,014 971 1,032 1,073 1,134 1,127 1,110 1,110 Doncaster —1 —1 —1 1,946 1,954 1,929 1,879 1,847 1,681 1,747 Rotherham —1 —1 —1 1,244 1,250 1,246 1,251 1,271 1,258 1,262 Sheffield —1 —1 —1 4,922 4,800 4,799 4,771 4,677 4,679 4,071 1 Comparable figures not available due to National Health Service restructuring in 1982.