HC Deb 16 January 1996 vol 269 c549W
24. Mr. Eastham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the availability of staff for intensive care beds. [7515]

Mr. Horam

This is a matter for local health authorities and national health service trusts, which are best placed to determine the needs of their local populations. They have been asked to examine and review local intensive care provision in the light of the report on intensive care provision in England 1993–94.