§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there are in intensive care units in Leeds infirmary, St. James' hospital, Leeds and Pinderfields hospital, Wakefield. [13817]
§ Mr. HoramInformation on the daily number of available beds by ward classification is collected annually from each trust. The latest published information shows that in 1995–96 the average daily number of available beds in wards classified as adult intensive care was as follows:
Number United Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust 29 St. James' University Hospital National Health Service Trust 11 Pinderfields Hospital National Health Service Trust 26 1. Figures on numbers of beds by Trust are published annually in 'Bed Availability for England' copies of which are available in the Library.
2. The figures above exclude neonatal intensive care cots and paediatric intensive care beds.