§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of NHS audit activity was devoted to probity audits in(a) 1990 and (b) 1996. [17685]
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§ Mr. BurnsThe latest information with which to calculate occupancy rates of residential homes was published in "Residential Accommodation Statistics 1996"—Statistical Bulletin 1996/25—and is summarised in the table. Data collected centrally do not separately identify private and voluntary sector nursing homes.
Registered beds, occupied beds and occupancy rates in residential and nursing homes in Coventry, at 31 March 1996 Numbers and percentages Residential homes Local authority homes Voluntary sector Private sector Nursing homes Registered beds 490 160 1,280 570 Occupied beds 450 150 1,160 480 Occupancy rate 92 per cent. 91 per cent. 91 per cent. 84 per cent. Note:
The number of registered and occupied beds are shown here rounded to the nearest 10. Occupancy rates are calculated on the unrounded figures.
Source:
Department of Health annual statistical returns RAC5, KO36.