§ Mr. MallonTo 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. AncramInformation 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.
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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 — — —