§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average number of beds available within the Doncaster health authority area in 1980, 1985 and 1990; what is the current actual position; and what are the comparable figures for England as a whole.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of average daily available beds 1980 1985 1989–90 England 355,979 325,487 270,334 Doncaster 1,772 1,879 1,657
Number of inpatients treated Finished hospital stays (Discharges and Deaths) Finished Consultant Episodes 1980 1955 1989–901 England 5,670,001 6,353,812 7,476,625 Doncaster 29,828 39,936 47,926 1 Figures for 1989–90 refer to finished consultant episodes and should not be directly compared with earlier figures (discharges and deaths). In 1988–89 when data were collected on both bases, finished consultant episodes in Trent exceeded discharges and deaths by 8 per cent.