HC Deb 13 February 1997 vol 290 cc305-7W
Mrs. Wise

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each year since 1979 the numbers of(a) registered beds and (b) occupied beds in (i) registered private hospitals/clinics, (ii) registered private nursing homes and (iii) all registered establishments in Northern Ireland, showing separately those which were for (1) acute specialties, (2) mental illness, (3) people with learning difficulties, (4) people with physical disabilities, (5) maternity and (6) other purposes. [15457]

Sir John Wheeler

Details of occupied beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics are not available centrally. The first table shows the number of available beds in private hospitals and clinics from 1991. These are the earliest dates for which the information is available centrally. These figures do not include bed availability for

Voluntary and private residential accommodation
Mental illness Learning disability
Voluntary Private Voluntary Private
Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds
1979 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0
1980 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0
1981 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0
1982 0 0 69 69 0 0 0 0
1983 0 0 69 69 9 7 0 0
1984 4 4 69 67 9 8 0 0
1985 4 3 69 63 9 8 0 0
1986 4 3 58 54 34 25 0 0
1987 4 4 59 42 33 33 12 12
1988–89 0 71 87 28
1989–90 0 75 127 138
1990–91 63 76 158 193
1991–92 75 113 251 124
1992–93 177 104 332 284
1993–94 261 125 419 308
1994–95 275 128 413 244
1995–96 259 96 432 250

Physically disabled Others
Voluntary Private Voluntary Private
Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds
1979 69 25 0 0 1,802 1,473 0 0
1980 69 20 0 0 1,804 1,431 0 0
1981 71 21 0 0 1,838 1,441 0 0
1982 63 17 0 0 1,737 1,408 0 0
1983 63 16 0 0 1,706 1,407 0 0
1984 78 19 0 0 1,643 1,237 0 0
1985 78 15 0 0 1,512 1,223 0 0
1986 56 14 0 0 1,447 1,293 0 0
1987 56 13 0 0 1,399 1,229 0 0
1988–89 51 0 0 1,303 1151 0 0
acute specialties and maternity services provided by private hospitals and clinics, which are not collected centrally.

The second table lists the number of available beds in voluntary and private residential accommodation since 1979 and the numbers of occupied beds in voluntary and private residential accommodation up to and including 1987, the last year for which central figures on occupied beds in this category were collected, other than in the case of children's homes.

Available beds in nursing homes and private hospitals and clinics
Nursing Homes Private Hospitals/Clinics
1985 751
1986 1,072
1987 1,564
1988 2,450
1989 3,751
1990 5,269
1991 6,770 78
1992 7,103 78
1993 8,829 78
1994 8,837 78
1995 9,339 78

— not available centrally. Available beds are at 31 December each year up to and including 1991. Thereafter figures refer to the number of available beds at 31 March each year.

Physically disabled Others
Voluntary Private Voluntary Private
Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds Available beds Occupied beds
1989–90 91 0 0 1,152 1148 0 0
1990–91 91 0 0 1,107 1142 0 0
1991–92 91 0 0 919 1145 0 0
1992–93 83 0 0 1,118 1130 0 0
1993–94 79 0 0 1,052 1132 0 0
1994–95 62 0 0 1,111 1125 0 0
1995–96 62 0 0 1,089 1111 0 0
Note:
1 From 1988–89 occupancy figures are only available centrally for children's homes.
Information for 1995–96 is provisional.
The "Other" category comprises voluntary and private residential accommodation for the elderly, and voluntary children's homes. Figures are at 31 December each year up to and including 1987. Thereafter figures refer to the average available beds during the year except for children's homes which reflect the position at 31 March each year.