§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were admitted in the past year to NHS(a) intensive care and (b) other beds from independent sector (i) acute hospitals or clinics and (ii) long-stay hospitals or homes. [23298]
§ Mr. HoramThe information which is available centrally is the estimated number of admissions to NHS hospitals in England from non-NHS hospitals, nursing homes, health care or residential institutions. In 1993–94, the latest year for which data are available, there were estimated to be 28,940 such admissions.