HC Deb 09 March 1994 vol 239 c303W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals in England are currently directly-managed; how many there will be on 1 April; and what percentage of total bed provision will be represented by those directly-managed units.

Dr. Mawhinney

There are currently 137 directly-managed units; from 1 April there will be 22. Information giving the percentage of bed provision by current DMUs is not available.