HC Deb 14 January 1994 vol 235 cc326-7W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistics she has on the availability of private health care(a) by region and (b) by district in each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

Independent hospitals, nursing homes and clinics are required to register with the national health service under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984. Annual statistics are provided which show the provision of beds and other facilities, together with staffing information. Summarised information at national, regional and district level is published in "Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics Registered under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984", copies of which are available in the Library.