Hospital Beds (Hansard, 16 June 1993)

HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 c650W 650W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many acute beds have been lost in Wales since 1979, expressed by number and as a percentage;
(2) how many (a) hospital beds and (b) acute hospital beds there were in Wales in (i) 1979 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available; and what is (ii) as a percentage of (i);
(3) how many hospital beds have been closed since 1979.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
The information is as follows:

Average daily beds in NHS hospitals

Change

1979 1991–92 Number Per cent.

Acute beds¹ 10,133.3 8,834.7 -1,298.6 -12.8

All hospital beds 23,456.1 18,640.3 -4,815.8 -20.5

Acute beds as a percentage of all beds 43.2 47.4 — —

Inpatient cases treated 349,695 500,336 150,641 43.1

¹ Excludes geriatric, maternity, mental handicap and mental illness beds.

Average daily beds in NHS hospitals
			Change
	1979	1991–92	Number	Per cent.
Acute beds¹	10,133.3	8,834.7	-1,298.6	-12.8
All hospital beds	23,456.1	18,640.3	-4,815.8	-20.5
Acute beds as a percentage of all beds	43.2	47.4	—	—
Inpatient cases treated	349,695	500,336	150,641	43.1
¹ Excludes geriatric, maternity, mental handicap and mental illness beds.