HC Deb 16 March 1992 vol 205 cc856-8W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) acute and (b) long-stay hospital beds there were in the Leeds metropolitan district in each year since 1979 shown (i) in total and (ii) by hospital.

Mr. Dorrell

Details requested about acute beds for each year from 1979 are given in the tables. Information about the total number of long-stay beds and the number

Number of daily available beds of Acute specialties for each hospital in Leeds Western and Leeds Eastern Health Districts for the years 1979 to 1990–91
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
B6201 Leeds General Infirmary 649 654 653 669 650 615 620 618 625 631 621 606
B6203 Cookridge Hospital 152 149 150 149 151 153 138 117 104 118 117 119
B6204 Ida and Robert Arthington Hospital 91 82 78 79 74 31 25 25 25 25 25 25
B6205 Leeds Maternity Hospital 28 28 28 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B6207 Wharfedale Hospital, Otley 140 142 142 141 144 142 145 142 134 136 136 140
B6210 Roundhay Hall Hospital 78 81 80 81 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B6211 Middleton Hospital 82 70 58 58 52 47 36 29 10 0 0 0
B6212 Ilkley Convalescent Home 53 56 56 56 56 55 58 58 56 58 0 0
B6219 Chapel Allerton Hospital 284 285 280 232 189 188 184 213 207 187 173 120
B6230 Clarendon Wing, General Infirmary 0 0 0 0 17 178 173 178 176 172 166 170
B6313 St. James' Hospital 784 788 786 789 790 792 797 813 819 802 804 756
B6314 Seacroft Hospital 178 176 173 271 287 273 269 253 242 234 248 219
B6315 Killingbeck Hospital 201 202 198 195 177 172 164 166 173 167 168 171
B6321 Marguerite Hepton Hospital 46 47 47 47 47 36 32 0 0 0 0 0
B6322 Gateforth Hospital 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,786 2,760 2,729 2,795 2,727 2,682 2,651 2,612 2,583 2,530 2,458 2,326

Please note that Chapel Allerton Hospital was in Leeds Eastern for 1979–81 and Leeds Western 1982–91.

Source: DH Form SH3 and KHO3

SM1 Fylde 4 March 1992.

Leeds Acute In-Patient and Day Case Activity 1979 to 1990–91
In-Patients Day Cases Total
1979 76,887 14,213 91,100
1980 81,476 14,601 96.077
1981 82,636 14,934 97,570
1982 82,492 14,988 97,480
1983 88,638 16,872 105,510
1984 90,705 16,397 107,102
1985 93,181 17,075 110,256
1986 94,670 18,055 112,725
1987–88 95,892 0 95,892
1988–89 104,925 18,427 123,352
1989–90 104,637 23,733 128,370
1990–91 1104,846 227,024 131,870
1 Increase 28.7 per cent.
2 Increase 90.1 per cent.

Number of authorised pay beds in NHS hospital
Regions 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Northern 56 56 78 103 103 105 95 101 96 99 97 97
Yorkshire 140 140 154 182 199 199 193 193 187 192 188 188
Trent 130 130 150 143 143 143 138 136 128 136 136 136
East Anglian 90 90 94 106 106 108 108 108 96 108 108 108
North West Thames 339 339 352 292 292 292 287 285 271 285 283 283
North East Thames 278 278 286 398 404 410 413 411 347 393 411 411
South East Thames 263 263 302 332 337 337 339 341 322 333 333 333
South West Thames 156 156 168 180 182 194 182 180 141 180 180 180
Wessex 99 99 106 117 120 120 116 116 105 115 116 116
Oxford 164 164 180 180 180 180 183 193 188 193 194 194
South Western 78 78 82 102 104 104 104 102 96 100 100 100
West Midlands 181 181 217 258 267 276 273 270 209 281 276 276
Mersey 67 67 92 112 123 123 123 129 123 129 129 129
North Western 170 170 214 231 244 245 243 237 207 233 233 227

of long-stay beds by hospital is not collected centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mrs. P. Smith, the chairman of leeds health authority, for detalls.