HC Deb 14 May 1990 vol 172 cc301-3W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total available medical patient beds, not including beds for those with mental illness or mental handicap, for each year since 1979 for each Yorkshire and Humberside health authority.

Average daily acute2 beds, NHS hospitals, Yorkshire and Humberside standard region, 1979 to 1988–89
District code and health authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89
B12 Hull 1,058 1,061 1,061 1,020 1,045 1,053 1,039 983 1,012 1,020
B13 East Yorkshire 657 654 627 623 649 633 630 497 481 487
B14 Grimsby 471 468 473 471 483 469 477 478 450 420
B15 Scunthorpe 450 447 430 433 443 441 446 442 399 371
B22 Northallerton 276 287 287 281 247 237 239 241 259 242
B23 York 763 767 771 750 743 726 725 716 691 689
B24 Scarborough 391 389 368 382 387 380 371 362 351 349
B25 Harrogate 679 637 656 646 633 606 577 546 501 471
B32 Bradford 1,248 1,238 1,230 1,226 1,219 1,201 1,188 1,183 1,129 1,105
B33 Airedale 513 512 512 502 489 479 451 424 425 411

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested for the financial years 1979–80 to 1987–88 is shown in the table.

Mr. Dorrell

The tables set out the available information on bed availiability and in-patients treated.

District code and health authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89
B42 Calderdale 580 591 588 581 557 539 510 501 472 458
B52 Huddersfield 592 587 593 594 586 574 525 524 445 432
B53 Dewsbury 408 406 415 387 402 406 412 411 394 358
B62 Leeds Western 1 1 1 1,494 1,425 1,407 1,388 1,378 1,337 1,327
B63 Leeds Eastern 1 1 1 1,301 1,301 1,273 1,261 1,231 1,235 1,203
B72 Wakefield 726 680 695 661 688 659 626 593 584 540
B73 Pontefract 439 452 432 433 449 469 449 413 373 358
C09 Barnsley 513 532 530 480 542 535 534 525 524 521
C10 Doncaster 1 1 1 739 737 745 740 763 738 743
C11 Rotherham 1 1 1 556 558 558 571 569 567 575
C12 Sheffield 1 1 1 2,144 2,135 2,143 2,170 2,206 2,278 2,020
1 Comparable figures not available due to National Health Service restructuring in 1982.
2 Units for the younger physically disabled included.

Source: SH3 return, 1979–1986.

KH03 return, 1987–88 onwards.

In-patient cases treated, acute2 sector, Yorkshire and Humberside standard region, 1979 to 1988–89
District health authority 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89
Hull 31,919 31,883 32,954 31,080 35,794 36,575 37,012 36,693 40,966 40,968
East Yorkshire 13,970 15,181 15,209 14,427 16,158 15,932 16,157 15,982 16,128 17,811
Grimsby 13,878 14,395 15,735 15,736 16,744 17,327 18,859 19,963 19,585 18,832
Scunthorpe 16,224 17,057 17,359 15,864 17,194 17,627 18,187 18,508 20,510 20,878
Northallerton 6,242 6,391 6,456 6,445 6,382 6,474 6,844 7,191 8,028 7,883
York 21,024 21,752 22,125 20,879 22,950 23,034 24,246 25,033 25,595 27,221
Scarborough 15,117 15,652 15,856 15,747 16,318 16,004 16,983 16,763 17,034 16,985
Harrogate 14,440 15,571 15,966 16,076 16,380 15,538 15,733 15,661 16,162 15,621
Bradford 39,102 42,582 43,379 40,815 44,856 45,506 45,078 45,688 48,551 48,374
Airedale 13,149 13,342 13,607 14,163 14,241 14,895 15,140 15,700 15,403 16,844
Calderdale 15,982 15,996 16,293 16,162 17,152 17,066 16,781 17,205 17,867 17,950
Huddersfield 14,817 16,079 16,614 15,564 17,328 17,800 18,703 19,373 21,434 19,407
Dewsbury 11,810 12,016 12,133 11,555 12,856 13,066 13,853 14,185 13,764 12,907
Leeds Western 1 1 1 43,873 43,992 45,924 47,182 47,031 47,440 48,980
Leeds Eastern 1 1 1 39,123 45,131 45,246 46,515 48,187 48,452 50,158
Wakefield 17,867 17,930 19,564 17,465 19,635 19,970 19,811 20,135 20,832 20,621
Pontefract 14,554 16,417 15,702 14,069 15,935 16,534 16,856 16,382 16,512 16,172
Barnsley 16,637 17,972 19,202 16,852 19,437 19,463 20,913 20,766 21,648 22,383
Doncaster 1 1 1 25,621 29,332 29,553 29,973 30,824 32,554 32,530
Rotherham 1 1 1 17,268 20,108 20,581 21,596 21,946 22,966 24,177
Sheffield 1 1 1 68,779 75,181 75,610 77,820 77,939 87,878 90,952

Source: SH3 return, 1979–1986.

SH3a return, 1987–88 onwards.

1 Comparable figures not available due to National Health Service restructuring in 1982.

2 GP maternity and younger physically disabled.

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