§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the number of(a) acute bed closures and (b) long-stay bed closures in London in each year since the publication of the Tomlinson report. [40567]
§ Mr. MaloneInformation on the number of beds opened or closed is not collected centrally.
900WData on the average daily number of beds available in acute hospital wards in London, for the last three years for which information is available, are set out in the table. Similar information on long-stay beds is not collected centrally.
Average daily number of available acute beds Inner London Outer London Total 1992–93 10,335 8,881 19,216 1993–94 9,708 8,499 18,207 1994–95 9,622 7,977 17,600 Inner London includes former London postgraduates special health authorities. Totals may not add due to rounding.