§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many beds for patients there are in the Royal Victoria hospital at present and how many there were during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HanleyThe average numbers of available beds in the Royal Victoria hospital from 1987 to 1991–92 are as follows:
Number 1987 1,008 1988–89 1,019 1989–90 977 1990–91 939 1991–92 879 Information on the number of available beds at present in the Royal Victoria hospital is not held centrally.
§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses will be employed at the Royal Victoria hospital at the end of 1993.
§ Mr. HanleyIt is not possible to state the number of nurses who will be employed at the Royal Victoria hospital at the end of 1993. This will be determined on the basis of service requirements at that time.
§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses have been employed at the Royal Victoria hospital for each of the last five years; and what was the ratio of nurses to patients in each year.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is set out in the table.
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Number of nurses Nurse (WTE)/Patient Days ratio2 Year Total W.T.E1 1988–89 1,388 1,085.70 1:266 1989–90 1,408 1,110.10 1:253 1990–91 1,398 1,107.88 1:243 1991–92 1,475 1,190.26 1:218 1W.T.E = Whole Time Equivalent. 2Nurse to patient ratios are calculated on the basis of one nurse (whole-time equivalent) to the number of patient days (excluding out-patients).