§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) in each health authority covering the Kent area how many hospitals have been(a) closed and (b) partially closed since March 1979;
Total number of in-patient and day cases treated in Kent in years 1979 and 1989–90 1979 1989–90 District health authority In-patients Day cases In-patients Day cases Discharges and deaths1 South East Kent 21,560 1,458 36,091 5,698 Canterbury and Thanet 38,849 2,629 48,340 5,518 Dartford and Gravesend 25,023 2,322 28,971 3,176 Maidstone 16,692 2,182 25,552 6,403 Medway 28,759 5,576 35,344 3,215 Tunbridge Wells 29,313 2,823 32,770 5,907 Bexley 16,601 2,674 23,788 4,888 Bromley 29,822 4,075 34,563 6,429 1 Figures for 1979 relate to discharges and deaths. Figures for 1989–90 relate to finished consultant episodes.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute and non-acute hospital beds there were in each health authority covering the Kent area in(a) March 1979 and (b) March 1990.
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Average daily number of available beds (wards open overnight only) and number of patients treated for acute and non-acute specialties in Kent in years 1979 and 1989–90 1979 1989–90 District Health Authority Acute Non-Acute Acute Non-Acute Average daily number of available beds: South East Kent 549 454 557 471 Canterbury and Thanet 990 1,936 756 1,027 Dartford and Gravesham 661 1,985 491 690 Maidstone 415 1,326 339 695 Medway 570 421 559 360 Tunbridge Wells 830 1,589 660 725 Bexley 391 1,262 267 728 Bromley 879 1,712 598 1,026 Discharges and deaths1 South East Kent 16,671 4,889 27,964 8,127 Canterbury and Thanet 30,156 8,693 37,886 10,454 Dartford and Gravesham 18,446 6,577 22,262 6,709 Maidstone 12,543 4,149 19,958 5,594 Medway 20,759 8,000 25,614 9,730 Tunbridge Wells 23,781 5,532 27,147 5,623 Bexley 11,755 4,846 15,527 8,261 Bromley 23,022 6,800 24,905 9,658 1 Figures for 1979 relate to discharges and deaths. Figures for 1989–90 relate to finished consultant episodes. (2) in each health authority covering the Kent area how many hospital units have been (a) closed and (b) partially closed since March 1979.
§ Mr. DorrellWe do not hold information centrally about closures of hospital units or partial closures of hospitals. Information about hospitals which have been approved for total closure following formal consultation is as follows:
District Health Authority Number of hospitals closed 1 January 1979 to 31 December 1989 Bexley 0 Bromley 3 Canterbury and Thanet 1 Dartford and Gravesham 0 Maidstone 1 Medway 1 South East Kent 0 Tunbridge Wells 5 The following table shows the extent to which the eight health authorities which cover the Kent area have increased in-patient treatment and day cases over the same period—1 January 1979 to 31 December 1989.
§ Mr. DorrellFigures for available beds and for patients treated are shown in the table.