HC Deb 14 February 1994 vol 237 c620W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital beds here were in each of the last live years in the area covered by the London implementation group.

Dr. Mawhinney

Information about the average daily bed availability in London for 1988–89 to 1992–93 is shown in the table.

Year Number
1988–89 43,997
1989–90 41,947
1990–91 38,793
1991–92 36,045
1992–93 34,811

Source:

KHO3 return

During the same period there was a 4–49 per cent. increase in the number of in-patients treated.