HC Deb 17 December 1993 vol 234 cc1050-1W
Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the wards which have been closed in each hospital in the Southern health and social services board area in each of the past five years;

(2) how many hospital beds have been closed in each hospital in the Southern health and social services board areas in each of the past five years.

Mr. Ancram

Information about the wards closed in individual hospitals and the number of hospital beds that have been closed is not collected centrally. The table shows the average number of available beds in each hospital within the Southern health and social services board area in each of the last five years.

Average number of available beds in hospitals in the Southern Health and Social Services Board
Hospital 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93
Armagh Community 55 41 26 18 16
Ballyards Castle 36 36 36 22
Banbridge 116 111 111 71 70
Cowan Heron 24 24 24 23 20
Craigavon Area 460 445 364 358 362
Craigavon PNU 80 80 80
Daisy Hill 295 302 300 295 293
Drumglass House 25 25 17
Loane House 60 60 60 60 60
Longstone 235 229 201 219 235
Lurgan and Portadown 163 161 156 156 156
Manor House 45 45 45 28 36
Mourne 48 41 40 40 40
Mullinure 43 72 72 72
Navan House 20 20 20 20 6
South Tyrone 243 241 217 213 212
Spelga House 38 23
St. Lukes 409 409 385 350 350
Tower Hill Special Care 62 34 34 32 28
Tower Hill Maternity 4
Tower Hill General 65 26

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