§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many district general hospitals there are in England.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThere is no agreed definition of a district general hospital. Acute hospital services may be provided to a district from a single site or multiple site general hospital facilities which may also be supplemented by specialist or single specialty hospitals. In 1990–91 there were 327 hospitals in England with 100 or more acute beds.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will provide a list of those district general hospitals in England that do not have a specialist full-time accident and emergency consultant.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is not available in the form requested.