§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there are in inner London and each Thames region; and what are the projected numbers in each of the next five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table. Information on projected numbers of beds is not available centrally.
Average daily number of available beds all wards 1991–92 Number North West Thames 17,414 North East Thames 18,727 South East Thames 16,442 South West Thames 16,678 of which in inner London 1 17,397 Special health authorities 2,619 1 Comprising of district health authorities: Bloomsbury and Islington, Camberwell, City and Hackney, Hampstead, Haringey, Lewisham and North Southwark, Newham, Parkside, Riverside, Tower Hamlets and West Lambeth.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current number of(a) acute and (b) geriatric beds in each health region.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.424W
Average of daily number of acute and geriatric beds in each health region for year 1991–92 Regional Health Authority Acute Geriatric Total Northern 8,763 3,435 12,198 Yorkshire 9,413 3,575 12,988 Trent 10,280 4,050 14,330 East Anglian 4,742 2,240 6,982 North West Thames 6,946 2,808 9,754 North East Thames 9,259 3,179 12,438 South East Thames 8,503 2,903 11,406 South West Thames 6,113 2,422 8,535 Wessex 6,759 2,765 9,524 Oxford 4,981 1,457 6,438 South Western 8,211 2,925 11,136 West Midlands 11,874 4,434 16,308 Mersey 6,248 1,870 8,118 North Western 11,183 3,916 15,099 Special Health Authorities 1,819 127 1,946 England Total 115,094 42,106 157,200