§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list the number of medium secure beds provided in each year since 1985 by each private psychiatric hospital, analysed by location and health authority; and what is the average current cost of such beds as compared with equivalent NHS beds; [12297]
(2) how many medium secure psychiatric hospital beds there have been in each region in each year since 1985; [12296]
Purpose-built medium secure places by region Regional health authorities 31-01-85 31-01-86 31-01-87 31-01-88 31-01-89 31-01-90 31-01-91 31-01-92 31-01-93 East Anglia 36 36 36 36 36 34 34 34 34 Oxford — — 14 26 36 36 25 25 25 North-east Thames 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 14 14 North-west Thames — 40 40 40 40 40 46 46 48 South-east Thames 75 90 90 90 82 85 85 85 85 South-west Thames — — — — — — — — — South western 30 30 30 60 46 60 60 60 65 Wessex 31 31 31 31 22 26 26 28 29 West Midlands — — — 40 58 63 77 77 77 Trent 45 22 45 30 45 45 45 48 48 Yorkshire 48 48 48 48 39 44 44 44 44 Northern 30 30 30 25 15 15 21 25 27 North Western 20 102 102 86 73 74 82 82 82 Mersey 50 50 50 50 36 36 36 36 36 National total 375 489 526 576 542 572 595 604 614
Purpose built medium secure places by region Regional health authorities 31 March 1994 31 March 1995 5 January 1996 Anglia and Oxford 89 121 121 North Thames 108 108 165 South Thames 90 90 141 South and West 94 108 112 West Midlands 77 77 95 Trent 48 48 48 Northern and Yorkshire 101 101 131 North West 110 139 139 National total 717 792 952 Regional health authority boundaries changed in 1994 and the date on which the figures were collected changed from 31 January to 31 March. These figures are for medium secure places in the new regions.