§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 19 December,Official Report, column 1134, in what form information about residential geriatric beds is available. [8449]
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the average daily number of available national health service beds, including those in wards classified as for the elderly is published in "Bed availability for England". Information on the number of beds in independent sector hospitals, nursing homes and clinics is published in "Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics Registered under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1994". Information on residential accommodation provided in staffed local authority accommodation, voluntary and private homes in England for elderly and for people who are physically or sensorily disabled is published in "Residential Accommodation for Elderly People and People with Physical and/or Sensory Disabilities". Copies of all these publications are available in the Library.